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  1. Drew-Baker was the first person to discover how porphyra worked, which enabled Segawa Sōkichi (with Drew-Baker's advice and the assistance of other marine biologists) to save the seaweed industry in Japan (which in the post-war period likely saved many livelihoods and many lives).

    #seaweed #nori #onigiri #makizushi #Japan

  2. Then, shortly after WWII, porphyra all but vanished from Japanese shores😱

    A perfect storm of war (namely the use of underwater mines by the US military and the over-reliance on seaweed as food source), industrialization, pollution and back to back typhoons decimated the coast and effectively wiped out porphyra colonies in Japan.

    The situation was dire.

    #makizushi #ionigiri #Japan #seaweed #おにぎり #巻き寿司