Seaweed Farming in Chwaka Bay: A Sustainable Alternative in Aquaculture?

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dc.creatorEklöf, Johan S.
dc.creatorMsuya, Flower E.
dc.creatorLyimo, Thomas J.
dc.creatorBuriyo, Amelia S.
dc.date2016-04-22T11:29:52Z
dc.date2016-04-22T11:29:52Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:59:55Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:59:55Z
dc.descriptionIn Chwaka Bay, aquaculture (the farming of aquatic organisms) is represented by a small-scale but much debated activity; farming of marine macroalgae, or seaweed farming. Aquaculture as a whole dates back several millennia in areas like South-East Asia, but has during the last decades become heavily promoted as an alternative livelihood in developing countries to (i) reduce pressure on overharvested natural resources (e.g. fish stocks) and (ii) supply cheap food and income (Tacon 2001). Many promises of this “Blue Revolution” have, however, not been fulfilled, because technical know-how and experience is often lacking (Dadzie 1992; Machena and Moehl 2001), and because some of the hitherto dominating forms (for example farming of giant shrimp/prawns) have been riddled with huge sustainability problems of their own (Deb 1998; Bryceson 2002).
dc.identifierEklöf, J.S., Msuya, F.E., Lyimo, T.J. and Buriyo, A.S., 2012. Seaweed farming in Chwaka Bay: a sustainable alternative in aquaculture. People, nature and research in Chwaka Bay. WIOMSA, Zanzibar, pp.213-233.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1644
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4320
dc.languageen
dc.subjectSeaweed farming
dc.subjectChwaka Bay
dc.subjectSustainable
dc.subjectAquaculture
dc.titleSeaweed Farming in Chwaka Bay: A Sustainable Alternative in Aquaculture?
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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