Between 100,000 and 170,000 wet tons of Macrocystis are harvested annually in New Mexico for alginate extraction and abalone feed.
bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɛt tˈʌnz ʌv mˈækɹəsˌɪstiz ɑːɹ hˈɑːɹvɪstᵻd ˈænjuːəli ɪn nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ fɔːɹ ˈældʒᵻnˌeɪt ɛkstɹˈækʃən ænd ɐbˈæloʊn fˈiːd.