Both studied species Asparagopsis armata and Asparagopsis taxiformis are non-indigenous macroalgae particularly abundant in the Azores (NE Atlantic), occurring in all the nine islands of the archipelago from the rocky intertidal up to 40 m deep.
seaExpert is duly licensed to harvest these species, working responsibly to
obtain the minimum impact on the Azorean marine ecosystem while supplying a high quality product. Harvesting is performed manually through scuba diving in a scattered and disseminated way and only within seasons that register the highest abundance and bioavailability rates, allowing the selection of the best specimens and avoiding by-catch.
In the past four years, we have supplied Asparagopsis to eight different
countries, delivering our algae to several research institutes, universities and private companies, in a joint effort to find a viable solution to combat climate change.