Seaweed Cracker

Overview

Seaweed Cracker is a food-based cottage industry in Barangay Guindacpan, Talibon, in northern Bohol. The BPTO provincial tourist-attraction inventory lists it under Shopping / Cultural Tourism — a local production site and retail point for seaweed-based cracker products, reportedly produced with DSWD livelihood support by groups including BISFFA, and sold in natural and cheese flavors.

Guindacpan is a small island barangay whose main livelihood is seaweed farming — likely Eucheuma cottonii, the species most commonly cultivated along Bohol’s shallow coastal waters and the probable raw material for this kind of cracker. Turning the harvest into a shelf-stable snack product is a common value-add step for coastal farming communities across the Visayas, extending income beyond the raw seaweed trade.

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Location

Barangay Guindacpan, Talibon, Bohol. Talibon is a northern Bohol municipality approximately 70 km from Tagbilaran City.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, buses and vans depart for Talibon from the integrated terminal (approximately 1.5–2 hours). From Talibon town center, a habal-habal or tricycle serves Barangay Guindacpan.

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Practical Info

• Product: seaweed crackers in natural and cheese flavors, locally produced
• Producer: livelihood groups including BISFFA, with DSWD support [TO ENRICH: confirm current producer/cooperative]
• Location: Barangay Guindacpan (coastal barangay, Talibon)
• Sales: [TO ENRICH — retail on-site, market distribution, or both]
• Operating hours: [TO ENRICH]

What to Expect

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Notes

• [FACT NEEDED: full description requires enrichment from on-ground sources or LGU Talibon — no independently verifiable producer name, exact production location, or sales figures for the seaweed cracker product itself were found]
• Guindacpan is confirmed as a small island barangay of Talibon whose main livelihood is seaweed farming (population 2,215 as of the 2020 census); this corroborates the plausibility of a seaweed-based cottage industry there, though it does not independently confirm the specific cracker product or its producer group (BISFFA)
• The Bohol Provincial Seaweeds Farmers Producers Cooperative is registered in Talibon, indicating organized seaweed-farming activity at the municipal level
• Talibon is also the jump-off point for Bien Unido island destinations; Seaweed Cracker can be incorporated into a northern Bohol itinerary

Sources:

• Guindacpan, Talibon, Bohol Profile – PhilAtlas, accessed 2026-07-17.
• Guindacpan Island – Wikimapia, accessed 2026-07-17.
• Bohol Provincial Seaweeds Farmers Producers Cooperative | Talibon | Bohol – DataGemba, accessed 2026-07-17.