Expansion and Diversification of Production and Management Systems of Sea Cucumbers

Completed

Research

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Timeline

April 2013 – July 2018

Partners / Type

NGA & Academic Institutions – ACIAR, James Cook University, USC Australia, UP-MSI, SEAFDEC, MSU Naawan, and BFAR-8.

Overview

A research project aimed at developing commercial-scale hatchery and grow-out technologies for the sandfish (Holothuria scabra), adapting systems to social, institutional, and bio-physical settings. It established a 5-hectare sea ranch in Maliwaliw Island.