Which is better: Rawai or gosepa technique for seaweed farming? (Case study: Ceram Island, Mollucas, Indonesia)

Abstract

Seaweed as one of the fishery resources is a cultivation with high economic value. Given its wide benefits, the seaweed commodity has a good market opportunity with considerable potential. This study aims to determine the appropriate cultivation techniques for seaweed cultivation businesses on Seram Island. The research method obtained from the results of questionnaires, interviews and observations in the field related to the use of swamp and gosepa cultivation techniques. Findings in the field show that the used of technology that is still very simple is carried out by trial and error to find out the better technique to get optimal results. The results of trials by cultivators show that the longline technique still gives the best results compared to the gosepa technique which is an innovation from Pattimura University Ambon.