Economics of cultivating Kappaphycus alvarezii using the fixed-bottom line and hanging-long line methods in Panagatan Cays, Caluya, Antique, Philippines

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Hurtado Ponce, A Q ^a   Agbayani, R F ^a   Chavoso, E A J ^a  

^a SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department   (Philippines)

Author keywords

economics; fixed bottom; hanging long line; Kappaphycus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; KAPPAPHYCUS; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII;

AQUACULTURE ECONOMICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FARMING PRACTICE; FISHERY RESOURCES; FIXED BOTTOM/HANGING-LONG LINE METHODS; KAPPAPHYCUS FARMING; MARICULTURE; SEAWEED CULTURE; SEAWEED FARMING; SEAWEED PRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC DATA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

PHILIPPINES, ANTIQUE, PANAGATAN CAYS;

EID: 0029660604     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186312     Document Type: Article

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