{"id":15382,"date":"2020-02-04T18:35:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T16:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2020-02-06T23:10:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T21:10:21","slug":"sponge-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15382","title":{"rendered":"Sponge farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo and caption\u2019s credit:<\/strong> Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review:<\/strong> Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The inserted\nphoto shows the Sponge farming trials in Marakei (Pacific Islands). The\nfollowing is a summarized review on sponge farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The promotion\nof sponge aquaculture has been based on social and environmental factors. The\neasiness of sponge farming encouraged the adoption of the small-scale farming by\nrural communities. Providing a sustainable alternative to fishing is believed to\nhave an ecological role through reducing the pressure on wild sponge resources that\nare at risk of being overexploited due to growing demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponge farms are easy to establish with minimum infrastructure\nand so with little financial resources and\nrequires little specialist knowledge. Added\nto that, no feed is needed and usually no chemicals are applied. On the other\nhand, the good price of produced shrimp makes it a source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main efforts spent in running a sponge farm include the farm\nstructure maintenance, hanging young sponges from the breeding stock, cleaning of\nsponges from vegetation and possible pests, trimming of sponges to give them a\nround shape, and harvesting and preparing the products for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main sponge\nculture technique includes rope method, mesh bag method and a\ncombination of methods. The culture of sponge is done as a\nsingle crop (monoculture) or in integration with other aquaculture systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suitable site for the sponge farming should be highly\nconsidered bearing in mind that sponges rely greatly on passive water for\nproviding food, such as bacteria and microalgae.\nAdequate water flow increases growth and quality of\nsponges. However, higher than normal water flow rates could potentially damage\nfarmed sponges. Thus, an ideal location for a sea sponge farm would be in sheltered\narea whereas ample water flow with sufficient food should be secured to optimize\nsponge growth. \n\nIt may worth mentioning that the commercial sponge farming was met with\nsevere resistance from sponge fisherman, who believed that their continued\nincome was under threat.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo and caption\u2019s credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo shows the Sponge farming trials in Marakei (Pacific Islands). The following is a summarized review on sponge farming. The promotion of sponge aquaculture has been based on social and environmental factors. The easiness … <\/p>\n

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