Sophistication in a seemingly simple creature: a review of wild holothurian nutrition in marine ecosystems

J Pierrat, A Bédier, I Eeckhaut, H Magalon… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Holothurians are marine invertebrates that are among the most widespread benthic
megafauna communities by both biomass and abundance in shallow‐water and deep‐sea …

Blue carbon ecosystems in Sri Lanka: a review

BK Veettil, V Puri, D Wickramasinghe, RD Ward… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Sri Lanka's extensive 1,740-kilometer shoreline boasts a wealth of carbon-
sequestering marine habitats, encompassing coastal forests, underwater meadows, and …

Trends in small-scale artisanal fishing of sea cucumbers in Oceania

SW Purcell, P Ngaluafe, KT Aram, W Lalavanua - Fisheries Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Multi-species sea cucumber fisheries in Oceania involve vast numbers of small-scale fishers
exploiting stocks on coral reefs and tropical lagoons. Fishery development measures might …

Modelling the Distribution of a Commercial NE-Atlantic Sea Cucumber, Holothuria mammata: Demographic and Abundance Spatio-Temporal Patterns

PM Félix, A Pombo, F Azevedo e Silva… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is an increasing demand for sea cucumbers, for human consumption, mainly from
Asian markets and, as a consequence, NE-Atlantic species are now new targets for …

Unusual pattern in characteristics of the eelgrass Zostera marina L. in a shallow lagoon (Swan Lake), north China: implications on the importance of seagrass …

Y Zhou, X Liu, B Liu, P Liu, F Wang, X Zhang, H Yang - Aquatic Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Since the 1980s, seagrass populations have declined greatly in most coastal waters of
China. Nevertheless, we documented, in this study, an unusual occurrence of the eelgrass …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the habitat preferences of the NE-Atlantic Sea cucumber Holothuria forskali: Demographics and abundance

PM Félix, FA e Silva, T Simões, A Pombo… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sea cucumbers' historical demand, together with the depletion of several traditional species
in the market, has popularized new target species from new fishing grounds. Holothuria …

Genetic population structure and low genetic diversity in the over-exploited sea cucumber Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830 (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in …

T Soliman, I Fernandez-Silva, JD Reimer - Conservation Genetics, 2016 - Springer
Understanding genetic connectivity is fundamental for ecosystem-based management of
marine resources. Here we investigate the metapopulation structure of the edible sea …

Effects of processing on proximate and fatty acid compositions of six commercial sea cucumber species of Sri Lanka

G Nishanthan, P Kumara, M De Croos… - Journal of food science …, 2018 - Springer
Processing and its impacts on proximate composition and fatty acid profile of six sea
cucumber species; Bohadschia marmorata, Stichopus chloronotus, Holothuria spinifera …

Review of fisheries and management of sea cucumbers in the Indian Ocean

C Conand, M Claereboudt, C Dissayanake… - Western Indian Ocean …, 2022 - ajol.info
Several sea cucumber species (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) are fished, mostly for export
of the dried product for Oriental consumers. Previous studies had analysed the historical …

Sea cucumbers in the Seychelles: effects of marine protected areas on high-value species.

N Cariglia, SK Wilson, NAJ Graham… - Aquatic …, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
ABSTRACT In tropical regions all over the world, holothurian (sea cucumber) fisheries are
an important source of income for local communities., Almost all fisheries targeting …