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Figure 1. Location map of Sorsogon Province showing the coastal communities in the project area.
Figure 2. 1.0 hectare seaweed farm layout.
Table 1. Philippine exports of dried Eucheuma, 1985–1989
| Year | Quantity (my) | Total | |
| “Cottonii” type | “Spinosum” type | ||
| 1985 | 11 092 | 1 035 | 12 127 |
| 1986 | 19 478 | 2 560 | 22 038 |
| 1987 | 15 130 | 1 956 | 17 086 |
| 1988 | 18 118 | 218 | 18 336 |
| 1989 | 17 200 | 1 186 | 18 386 |
Source: E. Llana, INFOFISH 1/91
Table 2. Agarophyte seaweeds imported by Japan, 1984.
| COUNTRY | QUANTITY |
| Gelidium Seaweeds: | |
| North Korea | 112 MT |
| Taiwan | 4 MT |
| Philippines | 3 MT |
| Indonesia | 62 MT |
| Chile | 303 MT |
| Brazil | 20 MT |
| Madagascar | 74 MT |
| South Africa | 100 MT |
| TOTAL | 678 MT |
| Other Seaweeds: | |
| North Korea | 47 MT |
| South Korea | 48 MT |
| Taiwan | 77 MT |
| Vietnam | 15 MT |
| Thailand | 3 MT |
| Philippines | 1,470 MT |
| Indonesia | 69 MT |
| Sri Lanka | 45 MT |
| Chile | 6,128 MT |
| Brazil | 607 MT |
| Argentina | 58 MT |
| South Africa | 895 MT |
| TOTAL | 9,462 MT |
From: FAO Fish, Technical Paper 288 (1987).
Table 3. Estimate production of 1.0 ha seaweed farm
| Area in Hectares | No. of Plants (100 gms/plant) | Period of Culture (months) | Harvest (Fresh) (800 gms/cutting) | Breakdown of Harvest | Amount (P15/kg dried) | |||
| 50% for planting | 50% for Drying | Dried (8:1 ratio) | ||||||
| 1 | 100,000 | (1st) 3 months | 80,000 kgs | 40,000 kgs = 400,000 plants | 40,000 kgs | 5,000 kgs | P 752,000 | |
| 4 | 400,000 | (2nd) 3 months | 320,000 kgs | 160,000 kgs = 1,600,000 plants | 160,000 kgs | 20,000 kgs | 300,000 | |
| 16 | 1,600,000 | (3rd) 3 months | 1,280,000 kgs | 640,000 kgs = 6,400,000 plants | 640,000 kgs | 80,000 kgs | 1,200,000 | |
| 54 | 6,400,000 | (4th) 3 months | 5,120,000 kgs | 2,560,000 kgs = 25,600,000 plants | 2,560,000 kgs | 320,000 kgs | 4,800,000 | |
| TOTAL KILOGRAMS DRIED EUCHEUMA SPINOSUM | 425,000 KGS | |||||||
| TOTAL SALES AT P15.00/kg (dried) | P 6,375,000 | |||||||
FIELD DOCUMENTS AND PAMPHLETS OF THE BFAR-DA/UNDP/FAO SEAWEED
PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHI/89/004,
PHILIPPINES
FIELD DOCUMENTS
Field Document 01 Llana, Ma.E.G. 1992 Preliminary Assessment of Seaweeds and Associated Invertebrates in Eastern Sorsogon, the Philippines. BFAR-DA/UNDP/FAO Seaweed Production Development Project PHI/89/004 January 1992. Philippines.
Field Document 02 Delmendo, M. N. 1992 A Report on Gracilaria Farming Development and Management of Natural Seaweed Grounds in Eastern Sorsogon. BFAR-DA/UNDP/FAO Seaweed Production Development Project. PHI/89/004 February 1992. Philippines.
Field Document 03 Delmendo, M.N., V. Alvarez & H.R. Rabanal 1992 The Evolution of Seaweed Farming Development and its Relevance to Rural Agro-Industrial Development of Coastal Communities in the Philippines. BFAR-DA/UNDP/FAO Seaweed Production Development Project. PHI/89/004 February 1992. Philippines.
