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Hatchery Techniques and Culture of the Sea-cucumber Holothuria scabra

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Title Hatchery Techniques and Culture of the Sea-cucumber Holothuria scabra
 
Creator James, D B
Gandhi, A D
Palaniswamy, N
Rodrigo, Joseph Xavier
 
Subject Seacucumber
CMFRI Special Publications
 
Description In India the Beche-de-mer industry is very ancient one. Till
recently the whole fishery was supported only by a single species
namely Holothuria scabra. As a result of this the natural populations
dwindled down alarmingly. In order to eiu-ich the natural populations
a Research Project was taken up by the Central Marine Fislieries
Research Institute at Tuticorin Research Centre in 1987 on the
hatchery and culture of sea-cucumbers. Break-through was achieved
in 1988 in inducing Holothuria scabra to spawn in the laboratory for
the first time by thermal stimulation and producing seeds. Since then
several spawnings have taken place and seeds produced. In 1992 the
Marine Products Export Development Authority, Cochin has
sanctioned a Research Project for six lakhs rupees for three years on
intensive seed production and sea-ranching of sea-cucumbers. This
has given a further impetus to the work.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1994
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3452/1/Special_Publication_No_57.pdf
James, D B and Gandhi, A D and Palaniswamy, N and Rodrigo, Joseph Xavier (1994) Hatchery Techniques and Culture of the Sea-cucumber Holothuria scabra. CMFRI Special Publication, 57. pp. 1-40.