Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors and has great potential for
food security and livelihoods. However, it generates concerning consequences for the …

Marine pollution and bacterial disease outbreaks are two closely related dilemmas that
impact marine fish production from fisheries and mariculture. Oil, heavy metals …

Holothuria scabra is one of the most intensively studied holothuroids, or sea cucumbers
(Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), having been discussed in the literature since the early 19th …

Reducing dependency on environmentally unsustainable formulated feeds, most of which
include limited reserves of fishmeal as a protein source, is a priority for the aquaculture …

Substrate preference for both burying and feeding of sandfish Holothuria scabra juveniles (3–
6 g wet body weight) and their associated daily behavior, growth and survival were …

Deposit-feeding invertebrates are proposed bioremediators in microbial-driven sediment-
based aquaculture effluent treatment systems. We elucidate the role of the sediment …

The implementation of sustainable system designs in aquaculture comprises the biological
treatment of pollutants. In order to test the potential of Holothuria (Roweothuria) poli as a …

Human activities introduce significant contamination into aquatic systems that impact
biodiversity and ecosystem function. Many contaminants accumulate, and remediation …

Tropical sea cucumbers are among the largest mobile invertebrates on coral reefs and are
widely regarded as sedentary. Mark-recapture methods provide empirical estimates of …

Cultivating high-value deposit feeders such as sea cucumbers on solid waste from intensive
aquaculture is an innovative approach to turn potential nutrient pollution into a resource …