Field Document 1990/2

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SEAWEED CULTURE AND MARKETING

Suva, Fiji, 14–17 November 1989
LIST OF CONTENTS

Editors


TIM ADAMS

Fisheries Division, Ministry of Primary Industries, Fiji


and


ROBERTO FOSCARINI

South Pacific Aquaculture Development Project


1990

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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SEAWEED CULTURE AND MARKETING

14–17 November 1989, Suva, Fiji

FAO/SOUTH PACIFIC AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
FMC CORPORATION, MARINE COLLOIDS DIVISION
FIJI FISHERIES DIVISION

SOUTH PACIFIC AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

GCP/RAS/116/JPN

Suva, Fiji


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LIST OF CONTENTS

1. Foreword

2. Country Reports:

Fiji

Kiribati

New Caledonia

Palau

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

3. Technical Papers:

Agronomy Protocol
By Ruben Barraca

Growing Seaweed in Fiji
By Mahuri Robertson

Lessons from the History of Seaweed Culture in the Philippines and Trend of Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
By Gavino C. Trono

Post-Harvest Treatment and Quality Control of Eucheuma Seaweeds
By William R. Blakemore

Current Status of the Semi-Refined Carrageenan Business
By Iain C. Neish

Prospects for Eucheuma marketing in the World and Future of Seaweed Farming in the Pacific
By Dennis J. McHugh

4. Annexes:

Annex I Summary of the Panel Discussion on Seaweed Development Prospective and Constraints.
By Tim Adams and Roberto Foscarini

Annex II Summary of the Special Discussion on Shipping and Marketing Strategies.
By Tim Adams and Roberto Foscarini

Annex III Notes on the One Day Visit at the Seaweed Farms at Kiuva.
By Jayant Prakash and Roberto Foscarini

Annex IV Workshop Agenda

Annex V List of Participants

Annex VI Opening Speech
By Vijay Nath

Annex VII Closing Remarks
By Surendra Sewak