Abstract:
One of the main commodities of aquaculture fishery that
can be a mainstay m increasing production, improvement of the
regional economy and coastal community welfare is seaweed.
Eucheuma cottonii seaweed is the most widely cultivated in
Indonesia. Based on the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries data in
2017, Indonesia is currently the largest producer of seaweed in
the world, in particular, the £. cottonii seaweed. Statistical data
on seaweed export-import in July 2017 was US$ 69.9 million
that showed an increase production of 20.88% compared to July
2016, which was only US$ 57,6 million. This condition makes the
government keep trying to increase the production of seaweed.
Indonesia, which has an area of 6.315.222 km square of waters with
the number of islands as much as 13.466 and 99.093 km square
coastline, has the potential of seaweed cultivation. In addition
to being supported by Indonesia's geographical conditions,
seaweed cultivation is also done in a good and correct way, so
that Indonesia seaweed is also much attracted by consumers
from abroad.
