Bibliography on Gracilaria - Production and Utilization in the Bay of Bengal

This bibliography was prepared by BOBP for the seminar on Gracilaria . production and utilization in the Bay of Bengal, which was held 23-27 October, 1989 in Songkhla, Thailand. The literature mentioned in this bibliography deals with biology, resources, culture, processing and marketing of Gracilaria spp. It may help serve as a source of information to farmers, researchers and officials concerned with Gracifaria farming, processing and marketing. The Bay of Bengal Programme is a regional fisheries programme that covers seven countries bordering the Bay of Bengal -- Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It is small-scale fisheries oriented and strives for the socioeconomic betterment of fisherfolk communities of the region by developing and demonstrating new ideas or techniques, new technologies, methodologies or systems to help small-scale fisherfolk. BOBP supported farming trials for Gracilaria in Malaysia and provided assistance for open sea farming trials in India and Sri Lanka. A post-harvest project extends support and training in post-harvest technology of agarophytic seaweeds in participating countries, This paper is an information document and has not been officially cleared by the Governments or agencies concerned.