Sea Cucumber Aquaculture

Recently, the laboratory also have started aquaculture studies for Holothuria scabra in CEMACS. In response of pressing depletion of sea cucumber stock in the wild, we intend to understand and increase the production of sea cucumber through captive breeding. Some of the main topics we are looking at are:

• Culture in captivity and artificial environment
• Artificial spawning of H. scabra and increasing the quality of seed production
• Nutrition and development of viable feed for sea cucumber aquaculture