Ketut Kiteartika *
I. Introduction
Bali Province has a coastline of about 470 km. It consists of several islands, namely: Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, Nusa Dua, Pulau Serangan and Pulau Menjangan. Most of the coastal areas in Bali Island are characterized by growing reefs, and sandy bottoms which gradually slope toward the sea.
II. Production
The production from Eucheuma culture in Bali Province is about 73,899.40 MT. These production has been obtained from an area of 179.1 hectares and has come from three different places, namely:
| a) | Badung | - | 5,070.00 mt | |
| b) | Jemberana | - | 39.40 mt | |
| c) | Klungkung | - | 68,790.00 mt | |
| 73,899.40 mt |
III. Marketing
Most of the seaweed production from Bali Province was marketed to other districts especially in Java (Surabaya and Jakarta), with the exception of Eucheuma which is exported.
IV. Constraints
The problems of Eucheuma culture in Bali Province are as follows:
The plants are grazed by small fishes and are affected by heavily rainfall in the culture site.
Eucheuma plants are being distrubed by different species of seaweeds such as Ulva species which cause the main branches of the plant to break.
* Staff, Fisheries Services, Province of Bali, Jalan Patimura NO. 77, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
