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The WorldFish Center in the Pacific
Type: Brochure
A brochure to describe the research works in the Pacific region by the WorldFish center
Sea cucumber culture, farming and sea ranching in the tropics: Progress, problems and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
Tropical sea cucumber mariculture has potential to become a profitable industry and contribute towards natural population replenishment. Here, we synthesise the fields of progress, current impediments and research opportunities ...
Developing technologies for restocking sandfish: Update on the WorldFish-SPC project in New Caledonia.
Type: Journal Article
The WorldFish Center project to develop strategies for restocking sea cucumbers is now in its fourth year. Its main purpose is to develop optimal release strategies for the restocking of sandfish (Holothuria scabra). ...
Criteria for release strategies and evaluating the restocking of sea cucumbers
Type: Report
Conservative management should be the key to sustainable sea cucumber fisheries, and the release of hatchery-produced juveniles could speed the recovery of depleted stocks. Advances in methods for culturing sea cucumbers ...
Diel burying by the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra: effects of environmental stimuli, handling and ontogeny
Type: Journal Article
Understanding concealment behaviour of marine animals is vital for population surveys and captive-release programmes. The commercially valuable sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger 1833 (Holothuroidea) can display a diel ...
Value chain analysis for sea cucumber in the Philippines
Type: Working Paper
This study examined the sea cucumber industry in the Philippines through the value chain lens. The intent was to identify effective pathways for the successful introduction of sandfish culture as livelihood support for ...
Market potential and challenges for expanding the production of sea cucumber in South-East Asia
Type: Conference Paper
The marketing system for sea cucumber in South-East Asia is generally inefficient, and marketing channels are multilayered. Information asymmetry encourages proliferation of redundant players in the distribution system, ...
Effective fluorochrome marking of juvenile sea cucumbers for sea ranching and restocking
Type: Journal Article
Marking 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 ...
Daily burrowing cycle and feeding activity of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra in response to environmental factors
Type: Journal Article
This study investigated the daily activities of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra Jaeger.
Governance structures and sustainability in Indian Ocean sea cucumber fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Good governance is paramount to the sustainability of fisheries, and inclusiveness of stakeholder groups has become the centerpiece in the ethos of managing small-scale fisheries. Understanding the effect of governance ...