3.3. Tissue nutrient content and bioremediation capacity
The artificial culture of several Sargassum spp. such as Sargassum
horneri and Sargassum thunbergii has been well documented
(Hanisak and Samuel, 1987; Yuan et al., 2006; Pang et al., 2009).
However, co-culture of Sargassum in the fish farm has not been reported
thus far. The results of the current study indicated that S.
hemiphyllum and S. henslowianum grew well in the fish farm, suggesting
that the fish farm environment was suitable for the aquaculture
of Sargassum spp. However, the chemical and nutritional
compositions of the seaweeds varied significantly between species
and growing sites.