Table 4 Comparison of the challenges mentioned by participants for seaweed farming using the off-bottom method and deepwater farming. P value represents the significance levels from fisher’s exact test. * denotes significant results
From: Adaptation of Seaweed Farmers in Zanzibar to the Impacts of Climate Change
Challenge | Off-bottom method | Deepwater | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Disease | 64% | 20% | p = 0.028* |
Epiphytes | 39% | 0% | p = 0.020* |
Winds | 47% | 40% | p > 0.05 |
Grazers | 6% | 50% | p = 0.0031* |
Training | 0% | 60% | p = 0.0000022* |