This project follows seaweed farmers along the coast of Bali, Indonesia. Some modern applications of seaweed include food, cosmetics, medicine and environmental benefits. It has a role in mitigating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide.
Ima Kupang, 31, from Nusa Tenggerat, Timor installs underwater lines to tie seaweed seedlings, Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 18, 2024.
Ariel view of seaweed farms of Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 20, 2024.
Ibu Riket, searches for urchins in Geger Beach. She began very early that day because the full moon affected low tide access, Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
Nyoman Cakra, 57, seaweed farmer of Semaya Village, Nusa Pineda, November 19, 2024.
Sudastra, 51, unloads seaweed over a tarp to dry out. Semaya, Nusa Pineda, November 19, 2024.
Sudastra, 51, uses a carrying pole to move seaweed. Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 19, 2024.
Seaweed drying out on a tarp. The farmers get rp9,500 per kilogram, Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 19, 2024.
Every piece of seaweed is collected. The floating ring will be used to move seaweed around once the basket is full. Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 21, 2024.
Wayan Santop, helps Nyoman Cakra and Ibu Sukerni tie seaweed seedlings to ropes. They will be placed in the underwater beds. Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 19, 2024.
Nyoman Cakra, 57, and Iby Sukerni, 45, husband and wife, are seaweed farmers of Semaya Village, Nusa Pineda, November 19, 2024.
Seedlings are layed out in rows.Ariel view of seaweed farms of Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 20, 2024.
Laying out lines of seaweed, Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 22, 2024.
Laying out lines of seaweed, Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 22, 2024.
Nyoman Cakra, 57, seaweed farmer uses a carrying pole to transport collected seaweed. Semaya Village, Nusa Pineda, November 20, 2024.
Nyoman Cakra, 57, seaweed farmer uses a float ring to carry seaweed seedlings to his plot. Semaya Village, Nusa Pineda, November 19, 2024.
Ibu Tuti, Bapak Gede and Ibu Artawan tie seaweed seedlings to a rope. Semaya, Nusa Penida, November 21, 2024.
Ketut, 35, collects dry seaweed into sacks for export. 8 metric tons of dry seaweed are collected into sacks. Conditions inside the warehouse are very hot.Bapak Gata, former middle man turn direct seller, will make rp152,000,000 ($9,500). This type of seaweed is used solely for cosmetics, November 20, 2024.
Ketut, 35, and Manku, 54, lift sacks of dry seaweed into a truck for export. Conditions inside the warehouse are very hot. 8 metric tons of dry seaweed will fetch around rp152,000,000 ($9,500) for Bapak Gata, a former middle man turned direct seller. This type of seaweed is used soley for cosmetics, November 21, 2024.
Nyoman Cakra, 57, hard work extends to livestock also. He cuts branches to feed his cow. Cakra is a seaweed farmer Semaya Village, Nusa Pineda, November 19, 2024.
Nyoman Chandry, 55, cleans seaweed to be sold later to the warungs. Lechiana Ketut, Chandry's husband, collects seaweed by boat from the ocean near Nusa Dua. Serangan, November 16, 2024.
Lechiana, Ketut, 67, learned about seaweed farming during the pandemic. Many people in Bali turned to seaweed farming during the pandemic when tourists stopped visiting Bali, November 16, 2024.
Seaweed salad sold at a restaurant stall in Serangan., November 16, 2024.
Underwater seaweed farm detail of White seaweed(Rambut). Geger Beach, Sawangan, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
Ima Kupang, 31, from Nusa Tenggerat, Timor installs lines underwater of seaweed seedlings and ties it to already placed posts. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November, 18, 2024
Ima Kupang, 31, from Nusa Tenggerat, Timor installs lines underwater of seaweed seedlings and ties it to already placed posts. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 18, 2024.
Ima Kupang, 31, from Nusa Tenggerat, Timor installs lines underwater of seaweed seedlings and ties it to already placed posts. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 18, 2024.
Ima Kupang and Ibu Yuyun carry a load of seaweed from the garden beds at Geger Beach to make seedlings.Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 18, 2024.
Ibu Yuyun, of East Java, carries a load of seaweed from Geger Beach to make seedlings. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
Ibu Yuyun, of East Java, carries a load of seaweed from Geger Beach to make seedlings. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
Ibu Yuyun, of East Java, carries a load of seaweed from Geger Beach to make seedlings. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
Ibu Renget, dumps out a bowl of water that she used to clean out urchins collected earlier in the day. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 16, 2024.
Bapak Tamat attaches seaweed seedlings to a rope to plant in his seaweed plots.,Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 15, 2024.
Pak Reniya, 54, from Lombok, gets help tying seaweed seedlings from his wife. Sawangan, Geger Beach, Nusa Dua, November 17, 2024.
