"Sargassum seaweed", pinaparami sa isang land-based hatchery; 'di lang pang-export, nakakabawas din sa carbon emissions

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Para 'di maapektuhan ang ocean ecosystem, isang game changing technique ang dinevelop sa Cebu City para magparami ng isang uri ng seaweed! 'Di lang kasi ito pangitlugan ng mga isda at nakakabawas sa carbon emissions, malaki rin ang demand abroad para gawing pagkain o gamot! Tara, let's change the game!

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00:00To not affect the ocean ecosystem, a game-changing technique was developed in Cebu City to multiply a type of seaweed.

00:19Not only is it harmful to fish and reduces carbon emissions,

00:24there is also a high demand abroad for food and medicine.

00:27Let's change the game!

00:31We have a special Green Tom with us today

00:36because he can only grow a type of seaweed

00:40even if it's not in the ocean.

00:48Here in Mactan, Cebu, we invited Dr. Danilo Largo,

00:52Head of the Marine Biology Section of the University of San Carlos

00:56to find out more about his game-changing technique in cultivating Sargassum seaweed,

01:01a type of brown seaweed that plays a major role in the ocean ecosystem as a harmful pest to fish.

01:10On the other hand, there was a market demand for the extract of Sargassum seaweed

01:15so a method was developed to grow it initially on land.

01:20Because the law prohibits the harvest of Sargassum seaweed in its natural habitat,

01:28he developed the Sargassum Project, funded by CHED and DOST TAPI,

01:33a land-based hatchery to cultivate it without affecting the natural population of the ocean.

01:40So that we can produce harvestable crops.

01:43In China, Japan, and Korea, they also cultivate Sargassum,

01:48but they use a different technique.

01:52The goal is to produce sodium alginate from Sargassum,

01:56which has a high demand from food and medicine.

01:59You can also use a medicine capsule to produce sodium alginate.

02:03This is a big market that you are tapping into.

02:08In the cultivation of Sargassum seaweed, it all starts here in the laboratory.

02:15The seaweed leaves are placed in a vortex mixer to remove the germlings or its eggs,

02:21and the detached germlings.

02:23It is placed in a clay panel in an aquarium to grow.

02:26When it reaches 1 to 2 inches, we can transfer it to the sea,

02:31to the suspended longline culture.

02:38Seaweed farms are also good for absorbing carbon emissions.

02:44Last June, Dr. Danilo was able to harvest it.

02:47It is processed to make sodium alginate.

02:52We also do this to establish a Sargassum beach,

02:56a seaweed forest, for the kelp forest,

02:59to attract fish and other marine organisms.

03:03My fellow countrymen, Dr. Danilo's research is truly inspiring.

03:07Hopefully, our seaweed farmers will benefit from it

03:11and help the industry of seaweed in the country.

03:14For GMA Integrated News, I am Martin Aviar,

03:17Changing the Game!

03:33www.gma.gov

"Sargassum seaweed", pinaparami sa isang land-based hatchery; 'di lang pang-export, nakakabawas din sa carbon emissions | 24 Oras

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