Culture of tropical sea cucumbers for stock restoration and enhancement

Severe overfishing of sea cucumbers has occurred in most countries of the tropical Indo-Pacific. The release of juveniles is being examined at the ICLARM Coastal Aquaculture Centre in the Solomon islands as a means of restoring and enhancing tropical sea cucumber stocks. Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) are the tropical species that show the best potential for stock enhancement. Sandfish are of high value, widely distributed and relatively easy to culture in simple systemss at a low cost. This paper summarizes information about the culture of H. scabra and compares it to that of the temperate species Stichopus japonicus.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Battaglene, S.C.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:Aquaculture, Fisheries, Stock assessment, Echinoderm fisheries, Juveniles, Sand fish, ISE, Pacific, Solomon Is., Holothuria scabra,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25697
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