‘Multi-trophic aquaculture key to sustainable seaweed farming’

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  • This approach integrates seaweed cultivation with other aquaculture species, such as sea cucumbers and milkfish, to enhance productivity and resilience. Speaking to journalists in Zanzibar, a researcher at the Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative, Flower Msuya, said seaweed farmers also face challenges of theft and high mortality rates of aquaculture species during heavy rains.