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Doty, Maxwell S. ; Alvarez, Vicente B. 



1973. 



Seaweed farms: a new approach for U.S. industry. 



Proceedings, 9th Annual Conference, Marine Technology Society, 



Washington, D. C, Sept 10-12, 1973, pp. 701-708. 



The authors discuss the demand for farmed seaweed; establishment 



of successful indigenous, private, individually operated 1 ha 



farms ( 1 40 farms in early 1973) in part of Southeast Asia; farm 



production methods, output, costs, and returns; labor input and 



other data; and the institutional setting reguired. Demand for 



the marine colloid carrageenin led to overhar vesting and 



destruction of natural seaweed (Eucheuma) sources in the primary 



supply area, Southeast Asia. Success of the program is due to 



government, university and industry support and interest. 



Subject descriptors: 



Seaweeds; Southeast Asia; R&D role; input-output ratios; revenue; 



costs. 



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Ffrench, Rudolph A. 



1972. 



The demand for Canadian seaweeds with special reference to Irish 



moss . 



Canadian J. Agri. Econ. 20(2) : pp. 1-6. 



A demand model is presented for carrageenin (one of several food 



additives used for its emulsifying, stabilizing and gelling 



characteristics) , from which the demand for Irish moss derives. 



The characteristics of the Canadian seaweed industry, and the 



carrageenin market are discussed, along with the demand eguations 



and their statistical properties, data (1953-68) sources and 



limitations, eguation-f orecasted and actual demand, and the 



implications of a possible short-run growth decline (i.e., the 



management implications of reduced demand and income in the 



Maritime Provinces) . 



Subject descriptors: 



Seaweeds; demand analysis. 



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Hunter, Charles J. 

 1975. 



Edible seaweeds--a survey of the industry and prospects for farm- 

 ing the Pacific Northwest. 

 Mar. Fish. Rev. 37(2): 19-26. 



The culture of seaweeds offers the possibility of increasing the 

 resource base for producing certain food, fiber and chemical 

 products. The U.S. market for industrial products from seaweeds 

 is well established, but current prices of the leading natural 

 raw materials, kelp and Irish moss, would require a high-bulk, 

 low-cost product, if seaweed culture for this market were to 

 become competitive. However, the smaller market for edible 



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