Field-testing of Laboratory-reared Kappaphycus and Eucheuma spp. in Potential Farming Sites in Batangas Province (FLaKE Project)

Jayvee A. Saco, Vaberlie Mandane-Garcia, Floredel Dangan-Galon


RATIONALE

    This project provided livelihood opportunities to selected fisherfolks associations in Palawan by establishing seaweed nurseries utilizing the pre-selected fast-growing cultivars from the culture facilities of Palawan State University (PSU).

OBJECTIVE

      To assess the laboratory-reared seaweed in potential sites and community acceptability of seaweed farming in selected sites in Batangas Province.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • The FLaKE Project was approved on December 19, 2023, by the funding organization, the Department of Science and Technology –  Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).