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Number
107 (October-December 2003)
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Produced by the Information Section, Marine
Resources Division, SPC, B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia.
Fax: (687) 263818; E-mail: cfpinfo@spc.int
with financial assistance from France.
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Editorial
Seaweed farming began more than 30 years ago in Southeast Asia. For some 20 years, attempts have been made in the Pacific with varying degrees of success but only two countries, Kiribati and Fiji, have been able to market their production over the past few years.
One of the objectives of the March 2002 meeting on “Building Capacity for Aquaculture in the Pacific” was to make a list of the most interesting species for aquaculture in the region and formulate action plans. Seaweed farming gained the attention of the participants, who wanted it to because a sustainable, income-generating activity for isolated village communities.
One of the points raised was informing fishers about this activity through the production of educational materials. The manual presented by Antoine Teitelbaum in this issue of the Fisheries Newsletter corresponds well to what was hoped for in the region and undoubtedly will become a reference document for small-scale seaweed farming.
Jean-Paul Gaudechoux
Fisheries Information Adviser (jeanpaulg@spc.int)
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