The mariculture sector in South East Sulawesi, Indonesia is developing rapidly.
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From 2011 to 2012 the culture area and production increased from 1193 to 26,950 ha and 9400 to 640,226 t.
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Main cultured commodity is seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii (cottonii) and Eucheuma denticulatum (spinosum).
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There trend towards culture of high valued species such as groupers and lobster.
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The socio economic aspects of cultured commodities based on farm surveys are presented.