THE EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED SEAWEEDCULTIVATION IN TEMPERATE SOUTHERN AFRICA
1. THE EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED SEAWEED CULTIVATION IN TEMPERATE SOUTHERN AFRICA Robertson-Andersson Deborah 1,5 ; J. J. Bolton 1 , M. Troell 2,3 , R. J. Anderson 4 , G. Maneveldt 5 , C. Halling 2 , A. J. Smit 6 , T. Probyn 7 & S. Peall 8 1 Botany Department, U CT 2 Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University 3 Beijer Institute, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Seaweed Research Unit, MCM 5 Botany Department, UWC 6 School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, UKZN 7 Aquaculture Unit, MCM 8 Hearshaw and Kinnes Laboratory, UCT
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. DEAD RESULTS: Myrionema strangulans (new record & range extension) INFECTED BAD INFECTION HEALTHY
29. Socio-economic effects from seaweed cultivation in comparison to abalone farming and related industries in SA in 2005 2 000 000 1:0.23 0 2464 150 67 CANNING Investment (ZAR) Male :female UnSkilled (%) Pay (ZAR) Tonnage (tons) Laborers 750 000 260 000 000 3 760 000 346 500 000 1:0 1:2 1:0 1:0.23 50 88 85 61 2464 1484 1813 1813 360 11019 1056 850 16 388 (600 – 1000) 12 814 ABFEED SEAWEED HARVEST SEAWEED CULTIVATION in 2006 ABALONE
30.
31. THANK YOU ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to extend special thanks to the following organizations without whose help this project would have been impossible: Swedish and South African Collaborative Program I & J Mariculture farm N R F SANCOR Prestige Student travel grant