Gelidium corneum as an agarophyte seaweed, is an appreciated resource due to the increasing demand of agar in different fields of science. Its exploitation is made by two different methods, direct plucking from the sea bottom by divers and collection of cast seaweed from the beach. There are not previous studies about the sustainability of this seaweed fishery in the Asturian coast, which is necessary to ensure a proper management of the resource. Statistics data from the CEP (Centro de Experimentación Pesquera), information from interviews of different people working in different areas of the sector and sustainability indicators, were used to understand the status of the fishery. Considering different points of view to evaluate it and propose measures to improve the management of Gelidium exploitation.
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