{"id":8477,"date":"2013-07-23T00:11:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T22:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2015-02-04T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T16:56:49","slug":"seaweed-farming-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=8477","title":{"rendered":"Seaweed farming in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photo credit:<\/strong>\u00a0Mukama Ndaro (Tanzania) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18px; font-size: medium;\">There are two main species of seaweed farmed in Tanzania:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Eucheuma spinosum<\/em> \u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Kappaphycus<\/em> <em>cottonii<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The farming of\u00a0<em>Eucheuma\u00a0<\/em>was initiated in Tanzania in early 1989 and become popular in coastal areas as a means of income generation and\/or in rural development for the small-scale seaweed farm. The cultivation of\u00a0<em>E. spinosum<\/em>\u00a0was more successful.\u00a0It is believed that Kappaphycus cottonii\u00a0is to be indigenous while\u00a0Eucheuma spinosum\u00a0was originally imported from the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will notify us if you wish to use a picture or more. This is expected and will be appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=8475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01.jpg?fit=694%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"694,447\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sea weed farming in Tanzania 01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01.jpg?fit=694%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01-300x193.jpg?resize=300%2C193\" alt=\"Sea weed farming in Tanzania 01\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-01.jpg?w=694&amp;ssl=1 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=8476\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02.jpg?fit=708%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"708,542\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sea weed farming in Tanzania 02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02.jpg?fit=708%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02-300x229.jpg?resize=300%2C229\" alt=\"Sea weed farming in Tanzania 02\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sea-weed-farming-in-Tanzania-02.jpg?w=708&amp;ssl=1 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit:\u00a0Mukama Ndaro (Tanzania) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal There are two main species of seaweed farmed in Tanzania: Eucheuma spinosum \u00a0and\u00a0Kappaphycus cottonii\u00a0 The farming of\u00a0Eucheuma\u00a0was initiated in Tanzania in early 1989 and become popular in coastal areas as a means of income generation and\/or in rural development for the small-scale seaweed farm. &hellip; 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