On Nusa Lembongan the red algae
Kappaphycus alvarezii is farmed for its content of Carragenan, an important ingredient in processed food. All of the shallow, protected bay outside our hotel is used for this labour intensive aquaculture. Read more
here and
here.The UW pictures from Lembongan are
here.
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Lines with tied plant fragments are carried to...
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Men carry two baskets
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The prepared lines are taken out to the farms ...
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Rarely, a cart is used
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It's a family business
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Women carry one basket
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Color vary from deep brown to bright green
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The red algae
Kappaphycus alvarezii
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Sun drying
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Sun dried and bleached algae
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We had a full moon so the tide was very low, e...
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The lines are stretched between two wooden pol...
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Lines with tied algae fragments
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We believe this net is a trap to keep the gree...
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Freshly harvested plots. The cycle is about tw...
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After the algae have been harvested the lines ...
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The knots need to be untangled
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Preparation of the lines
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All of the protected bay is used for farming. ...
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Leftovers are collected by those who can't wor...
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And sometimes maybe not only leftovers...
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A reef protects the seaweed farming bay
