Species Regional Summary
Kappaphycus alvarezii
None ( SP-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Kaba and Kiuva area/Fiji/Pacific Ocean ('small residual populations, In the 'Kaba and Kiuva area of Fiji in 1995 (where K. alvarezii had been farmed continuously from 1986 to 1993) only a single K. alvarezii thallus was found (Pickering and Mario 1999, cited by Pickering et al. 2007)

Geographic Extent

Kaba and Kiuva area/Fiji/Pacific Ocean (1986, Pickering et al. 2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Seaweed farming of Kappaphycus alvarezi was started in 1966 or 1975, and continued on a small scale, but collapsed in 1993 because of excessive costs and low porduction. The program was redsigned and restarted in 1997 (Ask et al. 2003; Pickering et al. 2007)
 

References

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