Some 500 varieties of seaweed are found off the rocky coasts of northern, southern, eastern and northeastern Taiwan. Currently, the FRI and National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) in Keelung are researching the potential uses of seaweed.
台灣海藻也有 500 多種，分佈在北部、東北部、東部及南部的岩岸地區，目前水試所與海洋大學皆投入海藻多用途研究。