Marine microorganism to the secondary productivity and carbon sink of the world oceans than any other group of organisms. Marine microorganism Marine microorganisms are defined by their habitat as the microorganisms living in a marine environment, that is, in the saltwater of a sea or ocean or the brackish water of a coastal estuary. A microorganism (or microbe) is any microscopic living organism, that is, any life form too small for the naked human eye to see, needing a microscope. Microorganisms are very diverse. They can be single-celled or multicellular and include all bacteria and archaea and most protozoa, as well as
Culture of microalgae in hatcheries Culture of microalgae in hatcheries Microalgae or microscopic algae grow in either marine or freshwater systems. They are primary producers in the oceans that convert water and carbon dioxide to biomass and oxygen in the presence of sunlight. The oldest documented use of microalgae was 2000 years ago, when the Chinese used the cyanobacteria "Nostoc" as a food source during a famine. Another type of microalgae, the cyanobacteria "Arthrospira" (Spirulina), was a common food source among populations in Chad and Aztecs in Mexico as far back as the 16th century. Today cultured microalgae is used as direct feed for humans