Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Blockmans, B.F."
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Effective fluorochrome marking of juvenile sea cucumbers for sea ranching and restocking
Purcell, S.W.; Blockmans, B.F. (2009)Type: Journal ArticleMarking of skeletal body parts of marine animals with fluorochromes, such as tetracycline and calcein, can provide a valuable tool for mark-recapture studies. In recent decades, both fluorochromes have been used extensively ... -
Efficacy of chemical markers and physical tags for large-scale release of an exploited holothurian.
Purcell, S.W.; Blockmans, B.F.; Nash, W.J. (2006)Type: Journal ArticleHatchery-produced juveniles need to be distinguished from wild conspecifics in order to evaluate the success of restocking experiments and stock enhancement. The commercially valuable sea cucumber Holothuria scabra, or ... -
Transportation methods for restocking of juvenile sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra.
Purcell, S.W.; Blockmans, B.F.; Agudo, N. (2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe sandfish, Holothuria scabra, is a heavily exploited sea cucumber species. Minimising stress in the transportation of hatchery-produced sandfish juveniles to release sites is critical for successful restocking. Replicate ...