Cultivation of the Green Alga Enteromorpha prolifera using Chopped Tissue for Artificial Seeding

Abstract

This paper reports on a novel method of artificial seeding of the green algaEnteromorpha prolifera. Fronds of E. proliferawere chopped up in a rotary blender, the tissue then released large numbers of spores, for several days, once transferred to seeding tanks containing culture nets. This new method of production was used to seed nets twice during the year, viz. March-April and September-November; thereafter the culture nets with attached spores were transferred to the nursery grounds. Juveniles of E. proliferagrew well during the nursery phase when subjected to a 2 hourly daily cycle of drying.