Method for the high yield, agricultural production of enteromorpha clathrata

A method for the high-yield, agricultural production of isolated Enteromorpha clathrata, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a pond for holding a volume of liquid;
• (b) supplying a first volume of water to the pond to a depth of between 1 cm and 20 cm, the water comprising at least one of brackish and seawater and having a salinity not exceeding 70 ppt, supplemented with a fertilizer, wherein said water is conducive to growing isolated Enteromorpha clathrata ;
• (c) introducing isolated Enteromorpha clathrata into said conducive water;
• (d) growing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata for a predetermined time, wherein said conducive water becomes less conducive to growing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata after said time;
• (e) withdrawing at least partially said less conducive water after said predetermined time;
• (f) refilling said pond to a depth of between 1 cm to 20 cm with a second volume of water, the second volume of water comprising at least one of brackish and seawater and having a salinity not exceeding 70 ppt, supplemented with a fertilizer, wherein said water is conducive to growing isolated Enteromorpha clathrata;
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• (g) repeating steps d, e, and f wherein said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata grows into a layer of filaments, extending above the surface of the water and being exposed to the air.

A method for producing feed for mammals and poultry, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an pond for holding a volume of a liquid;
• b) supplying a first volume of water to a depth of between 1 cm and 20 cm to the pond, the water comprising at least one of brackish and seawater and having a salinity not exceeding 300 ppt and being supplemented with a fertilizer having a nitrogen to phosphate molar ratio of approximately between 10 and 40 to 1, wherein said water is conducive to growing a isolated Enteromorpha clathrata;
• c) introducing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata into said conducive water;
• d) growing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata for a time period of between twelve hours to three days, wherein said conducive water becomes less conducive to growing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata after said time period;
• e) withdrawing from said pond between 1% to 100% of the less conducive water after said time period;
• f) refilling said pond to a depth of between 1 cm and 20 cm with a second volume of water having a salinity not exceeding 300 ppt, comprising at least one of brackish and seawater, supplemented with a fertilizer having a nitrogen to phosphate molar ratio of approximately between 10 and 40 to 1, wherein said water is conducive to growing said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata;
• g) repeating steps d, e, and f, wherein said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata grows into a layer of filaments, a portion of the filaments extending above the surface of the water and being exposed to the air, and wherein said isolated Enteromorpha clathrata grows at a rate of approximately 5 to 40 grams dry weight per square meter per day;
• h) removing all of the less conducive water from said filaments of the Enteromorpha clathrata;
• i) drying the isolated Enteromorpha clathrata filaments;
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• j) processing the Entermorpha clathrata filaments into feed for mammals and poultry.