The resultsof the current studysuggest that theuseof freshG. cliftonii as a source of carbohydrates
may spare proteinwhen feeding formulated diets to abalone. When formulated diets are unavailable or are inappropriate
to feed abalone, a mix of enriched Ulva sp. and G. cliftoniimay be used. However, feeding freshmacroalgae
alone to cultured greenlip abalone should be avoided, if growth is the parameter of interest and we recommend
that commercial formulated diets be fed to cultured greenlip abalone.