FI:DP/CHI/80/002
Field Document
May 1982

CHILE
CHILEAN SEAWEED RESOURCES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS


A report prepared for the
Fisheries Development in Chile Project

by

G. Michanek
Consultant
(Algae Resources Management)


This informal report is one of a series of reports prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report 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.

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1982


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of Reference

1.2 Information and Knowledge on Seaweed Resources and Exploitation

1.2.1 Availability of Information

1.2.2 Basic Data on Resources and Exploitation

1.2.3 Basic Limitations in Knowledge on Chilean Seaweeds

1.2.4 The Problem of Possible Decrease in Biomass

2. THE SYSTEM OF INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT APPLIED TO THE ALGAL RESOURCES IN CHILE

2.1 Decree No. 37 (Decreto de Agricultura No. 37, 1976)

2.2 Resource Surveys

3. ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS FOR ALGAE MANAGEMENT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD

3.1 Concessions of Marine Areas

3.2 Legislation on Harvesting Methods

3.3 Limitation of Harvests to Certain Periods

4. ALTERNATIVES FOR PROMOTING SEAWEED PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD

4.1 Cultivation

4.2 Upgrading the Quality of Seaweed

4.3 Alternatives for Domestic use of Seaweed in Chile

5. INVESTIGATION PROGRAMME AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

5.1 Programme Presently in Force

5.2 Present Fishery Policy in Chile

5.3 Regional Needs and Demands for Regulations

5.4 Biological Considerations for Legislation

5.5 Conclusions

6. LITERATURE CITED

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ALGAE OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN CHILE