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| Name | Farming Seaweed in Kiribati: a practical guide for seaweed farmers |
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Title: Farming Seaweed in Kiribati: a practical guide for seaweed farmers Source:  SPC Date : 2004 Keywords:  Marine algae culture, Kiribati, handbook, manual Abstract: This manual aims to assist seaweed farmers in the Pacific Is-lands to successfully farm Kappaphycus seaweed. Kappaphycus alvarezii is a red seaweed, commonly called “Cottonii†and pre-viously known as Eucheuma cottonii. There are three common strains that are successfully farmed. The farming of Kappaphycus is well established in Kiribati, with production routinely around 1000 dry tonnes per year. Seaweed growthvaries greatly according to where it is planted, and so it is very important to find the right site for setting up the sea-weed farms. The problems involved in farming Kappaphycus include epiphytic algae, ice-ice disease, and grazing by herbi-vores, such as rabbitfish (Siganidae). |
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| Created On: | 07/03/2004 15:13 |
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Authors: Antoine Teitelbaum, Sebastien Lesire