By
Department of Agriculture and Lupon School of Fisheries
Researchers: Edgardo H. Lasangre Sr., Naida G. Lasangre, Victor Jocel R. Romas, Rabiola L. Pantalan
Abstract
Seaweed is the common name for countless species of marine plants and algae that grows in the ocean as in river, lakes and other water bodies. It is the simplest plan because they don’t have true roots, stems and true leaves. Seaweeds farming are the practice of cultivating in specified area by any method with an appropriate intensive care for commercial production. Two common species of seaweeds cultured in the Philippines are the KAPPAPHYCUS and EUCHEMIA. Seaweed culture is important to the Filipino people because of the higher demand and high rate that give them livelihood. Seaweeds used to variety of commercial application as frozen dessert, chocolate, pet foods, sauces, cosmetics and industrial production such as also mining and food industry. Their application is in doing product and meat product.
This study will be the readers guide to have idea on how and what method should be good in seaweeds culture. Seaweeds farmers could get some information to the very best feature in seaweeds culture.
These studies introduce the availability of the stock and the materials of this cultured species.
Monitoring the psychochemical parameters is very needed in culturing. Checking the salinity, temperature, turbidity, dissolve oxygen, acidity, water depth is important to avoid disease and to control the suitable water condition in order to have healthy cultured seaweeds. This will be done three times a week or everyday to maintain the water carefully.
The farming of the seaweeds Kappaphycus was low cost venture and profitable, it introduced the best and easy way of culturing seaweeds, by means of raft single line method.