Farming the seaweed Kappaphycus

Hurtado, Anicia

dc.contributor.author	Hurtado, Anicia
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-07T15:45:13Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-07T15:45:13Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.citation	Hurtado, A. (2003). Farming the seaweed Kappaphycus. SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture, 25(3), 23.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0115-4974
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1623
dc.description.abstract	Seaweed farming is the top foreign exchange earner for the Philippines. Kappaphycus constitutes 80% of the Philippine seaweed export. It is sold in both fresh and dried forms; although dried seaweed has a greater demand, fresh seaweed is highly prices in restaurants. The 3 main seaweed products marketed are agar, alginate and carrageenan. A brief outline is given of farming operations and investment costs and returns.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center	en
dc.subject	Philippines	en
dc.title	Farming the seaweed Kappaphycus	en
dc.type	magazineArticle	en
dc.citation.volume	25
dc.citation.issue	3
dc.citation.spage	23
dc.citation.journalTitle	SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture	en
dc.subject.asfa	seaweed culture	en
dc.subject.asfa	aquaculture systems	en
dc.subject.asfa	aquaculture products	en
dc.subject.asfa	aquaculture economics	en
dc.subject.scientificName	Kappaphycus	en