Optimising methods for community-based sea cucumber ranching: Experimental releases of cultured juvenile Holothuria scabra into seagrass meadows in Papua New Guinea

Hatchery-cultured juveniles of the commercial holothurian, sandfish (Holothuria scabra), were used for release experiments in a variety of marine habitats under traditional marine tenure near Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Juveniles of approximately 4 g mean weight were released inside 100 m2 sea...

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Main Authors: Cathy Hair, David J. Mills, Rowan McIntyre, Paul C. Southgate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251341630014X