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This study presents a nature-based solution by seasonally valorizing Ulva ohnoi, a bloom-forming macroalga dominant in Jeju Island, South Korea. Biomass was collected across all four seasons and subjected to phylogenetic identification, biochemical characterization, and bioresource processing. Despite environmental fluctuations, tufA-based analysis confirmed U. ohnoi as the sole species present year-round. Carbohydrate content peaked in spring (55.35%) and was lowest in summer (45.74%), corresponding to maximum reducing sugar of 36.49 g\/L in winter and 36.24 g\/L in spring following acid-enzymatic hydrolysis. The maximum ethanol fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced up to 17.12 g\/L ethanol in spring with a yield of 0.47 g\/g. Post-fermentation residues were enzymatically hydrolyzed into Ulva Ethanol Residue Medium (UERM), which supported yeast growth and fermentation comparable to commercial YPD medium, achieving final optical densities of 8.3\u20138.5 and ethanol production of 16.5\u201316.8 g\/L. Alanine, valine, and proline were the most abundant amino acids in UERM, supporting its suitability as a nitrogen source. 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