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Story: Seaweed

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What is seaweed?

  3. Types of seaweed

  4. Kelp

  5. Traditional use of seaweeds

  6. Modern uses and future prospects

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What is seaweed?

Storm-cast seaweeds

Storm-cast seaweeds

The different parts of seaweed

The different parts of seaweed

Margin weed

Margin weed

A rare red seaweed

A rare red seaweed

Seaweed habitats

Seaweed habitats

From page 2 - Types of seaweed

Green seaweeds

Green seaweeds (1st of 3)

Gut weed

Gut weed (2nd of 3)

Sea rimu

Sea rimu (3rd of 3)

Brown seaweeds

Brown seaweeds (1st of 3)

Gummy weed

Gummy weed (2nd of 3)

Flapjack

Flapjack (3rd of 3)

Red seaweeds

Red seaweeds (1st of 3)

Washed up at Paterson Inlet

Washed up at Paterson Inlet (2nd of 3)

Pink paint

Pink paint (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - Kelp

Bladder-kelp forest

Bladder-kelp forest

A kina barren

A kina barren

Bull kelp

Bull kelp (1st of 2)

Kelp ball

Kelp ball (2nd of 2)

Bull kelp’s honeycombed structure

Bull kelp’s honeycombed structure

Wakame in soup

Wakame in soup

From page 4 - Traditional use of seaweeds

Karengo

Karengo

Flax and kelp canoe

Flax and kelp canoe

Making pōhā

Making pōhā (1st of 3)

Handmade bags

Handmade bags (2nd of 3)

Preparing pōhā for transportation

Preparing pōhā for transportation (3rd of 3)

From page 5 - Modern uses and future prospects

Drying agar seaweed

Drying agar seaweed

‘The right seaweed’

‘The right seaweed’

Mussel spat attached to seaweed

Mussel spat attached to seaweed

Seaweed products

Seaweed products

A carrageenan-producing seaweed

A carrageenan-producing seaweed

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/seaweed/media (accessed 31 March 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006

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