The regular consumption of EAM allied with the low level of seawater pollution around the Azores Islands will improve human health conditions and will have a protective effect on the most common degenerative diseases.
In addition, the EAM with high protein levels associated with other important nutrients may also be used in the production of foods for fish farmed by aquaculture.
According to Mustafa, Wakamatsu, Takeda, Umino, and Nakagawa (1995) a Porphyra meal used as a food additive in fish feed appeared to improve body weight gain and increase triglyceride and protein deposit in muscles as well as improve theresistance of fish to stress or diseases.