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A fresh focus on sea cucumbers – nature’s recyclers
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a-fresh-focus-on-sea-cucumbers-natures-recyclers/…A further aim is to develop a place for sea cucumbers in the sustainable cultivation of seafood and circular aquaculture. “Sea cucumbers have a natural survival of less than 1…
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Sea cucumbers enhance IMTA system with abalone, kelp in China
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sea-cucumbers-enhance-imta-system-with-abalone-kelp-in-china/…the sea cucumbers during the study showed that adding sea cucumbers directly to abalone cages may be a feasible production technique. Compared to production in land-based facilities, tidal ponds or…
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Cool stuff: Sea cucumbers can keep fish farms clean, research finds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/cool-stuff-sea-cucumbers-can-keep-fish-farms-clean-research-finds/…presents environmental and economic opportunities.” In Asia, sea cucumbers are in high demand but supply is short, leading to overfishing in some areas, the institute said. Sea cucumbers also have…
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Probiotics improve nursery performance of juvenile sea cucumbers
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/probiotics-improve-nursery-performance-of-juvenile-sea-cucumbers/…only species cultured in China. While sea cucumbers are one of the most prized seafoods in China and Asia, and aquaculture programs are being developed on a huge commercial scale,…
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Stress susceptibility of echinoderms under aquaculture conditions
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/stress-susceptibility-echinoderms-aquaculture-conditions/…those found in the purple sea urchin. Invertebrates such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers have been widely consumed throughout Asia for centuries and are of growing importance as a…
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Sandfish, profitable sea cucumbers, also supply bioremediation
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sandfish-profitable-sea-cucumbers-also-supply-bioremediation/…sea cucumbers was put together by the Philippine government in late September in Manila with inputs from SEAFDEC and its partners. The road map emphasized more research and development to…
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Tropical sea cucumber culture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tropical-sea-cucumber-culture/…Perspectives The commercial hatchery production of sea cucumbers and associated grow-out in abandoned shrimp ponds or sea-based marine farms for seaweed, mussels and finfish are economically attractive and environmentally friendly….
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Sea cucumber project redefining traditional farming in Madagascar
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sea-cucumber-project-redefines-traditional-farming-madagascar/…waters rich in sediment. All photos courtesy of Blue Ventures. On upscale menus across China, where they command a premium as an aphrodisiac, sea cucumbers are often unappetizingly labeled sea…
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Genomic audit to inform fishery and conservation management of the Fijian sandfish
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/genomic-audit-to-inform-fishery-and-conservation-management-of-the-fijian-sandfish/…history of heavy exploitation of sandfish and other sea cucumbers in Fiji and more broadly the south Pacific region, insights gained through this study may be applied to other taxa…
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First for BAP: Sea Cucumber Producer in China Earns Certification
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/dalian-bangchuidao-seafood/…and managing state-level stock seed farm. By now, the population numbers of sea cucumber have reached 1 million.” Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. The facilities of Bangchuidao…
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Chem-free fixes emerging in sea lice saga
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/chem-free-fixes-emerging-in-sea-lice-saga/…to prevent sea lice and escapes, allowing sea water to come in from the bottom. “That’s going to give you a huge benefit in reducing the amount of sea lice…
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Polyculture: Varied applications, benefits spark renewed interest
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/polyculture-varied-applications-benefits-spark-renewed-interest/…as food sources for the sea cucumbers. The sea cucumbers grew well when cultured below scallops maintained in lantern nets, suggesting the potential for production of an additional, high-value harvest…
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Evaluating passive acoustic telemetry to monitor gilthead sea bream juveniles
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evaluating-passive-acoustic-telemetry-to-monitor-gilthead-sea-bream-juveniles/…seabream juveniles implanted with acoustic transmitters equipped with pressure and acceleration sensors in sea-cage aquaculture. Study setup We studied the swimming behavior and distribution of gilthead sea bream in sea…
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Sea urchin aquaculture: From laboratory to production
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/sea-urchin-aquaculture-from-laboratory-to-production/…is the red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus). Since 1988, the U.S. has led the world in sea urchin harvests, and until 1994 was the largest supplier of sea urchins and…
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Aquaculture could enhance Mediterranean Sea urchin fishery
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aquaculture-could-enhance-mediterranean-sea-urchin-fishery/…the cost-effective production of sea urchins with the desired gonad quality. Sea urchin roe ready to be eaten from the shell. Major consumers The global trade in sea urchins is…
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The odd wedge sea hare is useful as an ‘algae cleaner’
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/the-odd-wedge-sea-hare-is-useful-as-an-algae-cleaner/…predators. They are preyed upon by lobsters and crabs, but an attempt by humans to eat sea hares can cause sickness, although sea hare eggs are consumed raw and cooked…
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Combined effects of nutritional, biochemical, environmental stimuli on gilthead sea bream
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/combined-effects-of-nutritional-biochemical-environmental-stimuli-on-gilthead-sea-bream/…sea bream and European sea bass. In contrast, the feed conversion (FCR: 1.7 to 2.2) of all groups was poorer compared to other studies with sea bream of similar size….
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Animal health giants have sea lice in their crosshairs
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/animal-health-giants-sea-lice-crosshairs/…predict how those fish will respond to sea lice. The company needs further testing under proper seasonal conditions to see if reality bears out the promise of initial testing, said…