Type of seaweed grown as a cash crop.
The seaweed is cultivated either in tidal pools or close to
the reef, but not in deep water. There is a lot of seaweed
cultivation on the islands of Algeciras and Concepcion.
The seaweed is tied to monofilament lines which are
attached to pieces of bamboo or Styrofoam that serve as
floats. The seaweed mutiplies and then the floats are
brought to shore and the seaweed is untied. Some is used
as starters for the next crop, the rest is dried in the sun and
then packed into large burlap sacks and sold to buyers and
taken to Manila or Cebu. This kind of seaweed is made into
plastic.
agar-agar