{"id":161435,"date":"2022-06-29T10:43:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161435"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:43:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:43:05","slug":"sea-cucumber-cultivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/29\/sea-cucumber-cultivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea cucumber cultivation challenged by climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Sea cucumbers are considered a high-value commercial food and the demand for locally-produced seafood is rising. However, so are extreme climatic events that can rapidly change water conditions, especially in coastal environments that include traditional Hawaiian fishponds. A new study funded by the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> hopes to establish baseline information required for Hawaiian sea cucumber culture under shifting water temperatures and salinities. <\/p>\n

Sea cucumbers are a unique candidate for the production of a high-value, low-trophic species which may improve fishpond ecosystems by enhancing nutrient cycling. The principal investigator of the study is ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Associate Research Professor Andre Seale<\/strong> of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Sea cucumbers in a shallow tide pool on Ailuk atoll in the Marshall Islands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“For several years, revitalization and restoration of traditional Hawaiian fishponds, or loko iʻa<\/span>, have been on-going,” said Seale. “We are partnering with fishpond practitioners and sea cucumber producers, and offering graduate student training, in our attempt to characterize and test the tolerance of these species.”<\/p>\n

Seale explained that the challenge of production, coupled with revitalization of loko iʻa<\/span>, is compounded by the sea cucumber\u2019s fragile environment. <\/p>\n

The project aims to optimize culture conditions and best management strategies for native Hawaiian sea cucumbers in partnership with local fishpond practitioners and sea cucumber producers. <\/p>\n

The study is titled “Identifying the physiological responses to extreme environmental changes in native Hawaiian sea cucumbers found in traditional fishponds<\/a>.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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