Field Document 06.
Preliminary Report on the Site Evaluation/Assessment and Collection Trip for Seaweed Farming at Sorsogon, the Project Area.
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Field Document 06. Preliminary Report on the Site Evaluation/Assessment and Collection Trip for Seaweed Farming at Sorsogon, the Project Area. |
SEAWEED PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PHI/89/004
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by
Gavino C. Trono
National Seaweed Biologist Consultant
This field document is one of a series of documents prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the document are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.
The Project Area: Eastern Sorsogon and Sorsogon Bay
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Manila, Philippines
November 1992
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2. FIELD EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT SITE
3. PRELIMINARY TAXONOMIC STUDY AND AGAR PROCESSING
Preliminary site evaluation assessment for seaweed farming was carried out at project area Sorsogon. Site evaluation were conducted at sites of four municipalities, namely Prieto-Diaz, Gubat, Matnog and Barcelona. These sites represent three different seaweed habitats such as: sandy reef flats, rocky reef with sandy patches and sandy-muddy flats within bays with freshwater influence. On preliminary taxonomic examination, seven species of Gracilaria were recognised. These are: G. changii (=G. cylindrica). G. fastigiata, G. firma, G. salicornia, G. tenuistipitata, G. eucheumoides and G. coronopifolia.