Seaweed Farming in Nosy Boraha: Environmental, Social, and Legal Data
by Isabel Urbina-Barreto·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
An interdisciplinary 2024 study in Nosy Boraha, Madagascar, combines anthropology, marine ecology, and environmental law to assess seaweed farming. The research covers a lagoon area of approximately 600 hectares, with a company operating across about 300 hectares. The dataset was created by Isabel Urbina-Barreto and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
Assessing livelihood impacts on local communities based on reported working conditions and supplementary income.
Analyzing benthic habitat composition based on identified seagrass and macroalgal genera.
Mapping aquaculture expansion based on remote sensing analyses using satellite and drone imagery.
Studying the co-governance of marine resources based on the interaction between formal legislation and local customary law (Dina).
Strengths
Interdisciplinary scope covering environmental, social, and legal dimensions.
Includes remote sensing analyses estimating lagoon size and cultivation plot coverage.
Explicitly analyzes the role of local customary law (Dina) alongside national legislation.
Limitations
Dataset is very small (9.5 KB), suggesting limited scope or summary-level data.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Isabel Urbina-Barreto via figshare.
Collection Method
Field research combining anthropology, marine ecology, and environmental law, including remote sensing.
Time Range
Study conducted in 2024.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-12 17:45:31; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Nosy Boraha, Madagascar.
Data is in XLS format; users will need compatible spreadsheet software.