The life of seaweed farmers in Selakan Island, Semporna, Sabah
The beauty of Sabah with surrounding islands is undeniable and receives world-wide recognition. The revenue generated through solar resources, mineral from the ocean and ecosystem which allows Sabah to increase the economic resources through a wide range of industries including tourism, fisheries...
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my.usm.eprints.35073 http://eprints.usm.my/35073/ The life of seaweed farmers in Selakan Island, Semporna, Sabah Jamal, Nurul Auni Abdul Rahman, Ahmad Tarmizi H Social Sciences (General) The beauty of Sabah with surrounding islands is undeniable and receives world-wide recognition. The revenue generated through solar resources, mineral from the ocean and ecosystem which allows Sabah to increase the economic resources through a wide range of industries including tourism, fisheries, agriculture and aquaculture. One of the aquacultural activities carried out is seaweed cultivation. This study focused on seaweed industry’s importance to social and community development. The study examines the life of seaweed farmers, which includes the location and geographical structure, the history of the race, social organization, activity, employment, social activities and community, and religion. Documentation of the life of seaweed farmers is an entrybased studies conducted with ethnography which is a suitable method to understand their culture, values, and religion. Data were collected through structured and unstructured interviews and participating observation which was carried out for almost two years. Data collections were also conducted periodically. The study provides an overview of the life of seaweed farmers in Selakan Island that is very different from farmers on the mainland. 2015-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35073/1/PPIK6.pdf Jamal, Nurul Auni and Abdul Rahman, Ahmad Tarmizi (2015) The life of seaweed farmers in Selakan Island, Semporna, Sabah. In: International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015, 19 – 20 August 2015, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
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The beauty of Sabah with surrounding islands is undeniable and receives world-wide
recognition. The revenue generated through solar resources, mineral from the ocean and ecosystem
which allows Sabah to increase the economic resources through a wide range of industries including
tourism, fisheries, agriculture and aquaculture. One of the aquacultural activities carried out is
seaweed cultivation. This study focused on seaweed industry’s importance to social and community
development. The study examines the life of seaweed farmers, which includes the location and
geographical structure, the history of the race, social organization, activity, employment, social
activities and community, and religion. Documentation of the life of seaweed farmers is an entrybased
studies conducted with ethnography which is a suitable method to understand their culture,
values, and religion. Data were collected through structured and unstructured interviews and
participating observation which was carried out for almost two years. Data collections were also
conducted periodically. The study provides an overview of the life of seaweed farmers in Selakan
Island that is very different from farmers on the mainland. |
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