| CDs | Carbon dots |
| SWCDs | Seaweed-derived carbon dots |
| HD-CDs | Halymenia dilatata carbon dots |
| GS-CDs | Gracilaria salicornia carbon dots |
| UL-CDs | Ulva lactuca carbon dots |
| CP-CDs | Caulerpa peltata carbon dots |
| SP-CDs | Sargassum polycystum carbon dots |
| SA-CDs | Spatoglossum asperum carbon dots |
| HDP | Halymenia dilatata powder |
| GSP | Gracilaria salicornia powder |
| ULP | Ulva lactuca powder |
| CPP | Caulerpa peltata powder |
| SPP | Sargassum polycystum powder |
| SAP | Spatoglossum asperum powder |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| SEM-EDX | Scanning Electron Microscopy–Energy-Dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy |
| DPPH-RS-A | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl Radical Scavenging Activity |
| ABTS-RS-A | 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) Radical Scavenging Activity |
| FRA-P | Ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| MC-A | Metal chelating activity |
| AP | Aspergillus parasiticus |
| AF | Aspergillus flavus |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| TSB | Tryptic Soy Broth |
| MHB | Mueller–Hinton Broth |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| EMEM | Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium |
| PV | Peroxide value |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| CH | Chloramphenicol |
| AA | Ascorbic acid |
| DW | Distilled water |
| PD-PWS | Peeled and deveined Pacific white shrimp |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |