Tag: seaweed farming

Seaweed farming in Solomon Islands

Image credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review: SPC and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The first grow-out trial of seaweed farming in Solomon Islands was undertaken between 1988 and 1991 whereas Eucheuma sp. was grown off-bottom or at the fixed-depth method. The grazing pressure from herbivorous fish (e.g. rabbitfish) …

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Livelihood projects in fish sector in the Philippines

Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regularly provides the fisher folk with appropriate hands-on training on various technologies in the aquaculture utilizing high-value species including seaweeds farming, improved fishing, specifically in the construction and proper use of passive gears, post-harvest and value adding, as well as, on resource management …

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