Other Processed Products
- Pearls, mother-of-pearl, and abalone are valued for their lustre. Traditional methods of pearl hunting are now virtually extinct.
- Sea horse, star fish, sea urchin and sea cucumber are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
- The Sea snails Murex brandaris and Murex trunculus are used to make the pigment Tyrian purple.
- Some sepia pigment is made from the inky secretions of cuttlefish.
- Kelp is a major source of iodine, can be used as fertilizer, and kelp ash can be used in soap and glass productions.
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