Farming seaweeds at SEAFDEC/AQD
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Abstract
The article presents the practices that have been developed or documented by SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department for farming seaweeds. These practices are: the cage culture of Kappaphycus, and the ‘rice planting’ method for cultivating Gracilaria. The seaweed gathering practices in coastal communities in western Visayas is also presented.
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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (1995). Farming seaweeds at SEAFDEC/AQD. Aqua Farm News , 13(5), 9-10. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2630
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