A ROUND of applause filled the auditorium of the Clarion Hotel, Makassar. Hundreds of participants of The First Indonesia Seaweed Forum were satisfied after listening to a presentation given by Iain C. Neish.

Indeed, as Managing Director of Seaplant.net Foundation, Neish described the position of Indonesian seaweed in the world. “As much as 50 percent of seaweed production in the tropical region comes from Indonesia,” said Neish at the scien