SIAP members with staff from Philexport, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,and CBI consultants during the final drafting of the Seaweed Export Marketing Plan
From L to R: Maximo Ricohermoso -VP, Mr. Benson U. Dakay- President, Mr. Ismael Abubakar-Chairman. Picture taken during board of directors meeting December 14, 2009 at Cebu Country Club
Welcome to the official website of the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines.
Seaweeds is one important aquaculture commodities in the Philippines. More than 1500 species of seaweeds are found in the country but only 500 have been recorded as edible. The major commercial species are: Eucheuma, Kappaphycus, Gracilaria and Caulerpa. Commonly cultured seaweeds are Eucheuma Spinosum and Kappaphycus Alvarezi (Euchema Cottonii).
During the mid-1960's, the supply of Euchema Seaweeds (commonly known as "GUSO") grown wild and harvested abundantly in the Sulu Archipelago and Eastern Visayas, became scarce. The decline in seaweed supply was not only the result of limited areas thriving with seaweeds but also the unsystematic and uncontrolled harvesting procedure in order to satisfy the demand of international processing plants. Commercial propagation of seaweeds began in 1966 as a result of the continuing search for new material that would satisfy a growing market.
The introduction and successful application of culture techniques for seaweeds growing was based in the historic findings of three scientists, namely: Dr. Maxwell S. Doty, Mr. Vicente Alvarez of the Philippine Fisheries Commission (now Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources - BFAR) and Dr. Gavino Trono, Jr. of the University if the Philippines. By 1969, the first formal studies on Eucheuma done in Cebu City and Zamboanga City were the basis for the establishment of a large Eucheuma plantation in Tapaan Island, Siasi, Jolo.
Since then, seaweed farming are done abundantly in the coastal areas of Jolo, Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Palawan, Bohol and other areas of the Visayas and Mindanao.
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