{"id":10008,"date":"2013-12-01T20:39:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=10008"},"modified":"2014-08-03T13:56:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T11:56:12","slug":"seed-production-of-sea-cucumber-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=10008","title":{"rendered":"Seed production of sea cucumber in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\">Credit:<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;\"> Boodhun Ramcharrun (Mauritius)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In addition to the ecological role of sea cucumber in nutrient recycling, there is a growing demand on sea cucumber (known when processed as B\u00e8che-de-mer) in Mauritius whether for food or for medicinal purposes. Starting 2005, the Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC) has launched a program to develop technologies for the breeding and seed production of brown sea cucumber, \u00a0<i>Bohadschia marmorata<\/i> and black sea cucumber, <i>Holothuria atra<\/i>. There are several methods to induce the spawning of sea cucumber including the injection of powerful jet of seawater and thermal stimulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=10010\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01.jpg?fit=456%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"456,321\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mauritius &amp;#8211; Sea cucumber (01)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01.jpg?fit=456%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10010\" alt=\"Mauritius - Sea cucumber (01)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01-300x211.jpg?resize=300%2C211\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-01.jpg?w=456&amp;ssl=1 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=10011\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02.jpg?fit=456%2C314&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"456,314\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mauritius &amp;#8211; Sea cucumber (02)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02.jpg?fit=456%2C314&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10011\" alt=\"Mauritius - Sea cucumber (02)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02-300x206.jpg?resize=300%2C206\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mauritius-Sea-cucumber-02.jpg?w=456&amp;ssl=1 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Boodhun Ramcharrun (Mauritius) In addition to the ecological role of sea cucumber in nutrient recycling, there is a growing demand on sea cucumber (known when processed as B\u00e8che-de-mer) in Mauritius whether for food or for medicinal purposes. 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