Induced spawning and larval rearing of the sea cucumbers, Bohadschia marmorata and Holothuria atra in Mauritius

Abstract

Hence, the present work was undertaken in order to develop appropriate technologies for the breeding, seed production and culture of the two species of sea cucumbers, B. marmorata and H. atra. The results obtained are presented and discussed in this paper. The work was carried out at the Albion Fisheries Research Centre, Mauritius. Sea cucumber broodstock were collected from the wild at low tide, and stocked in 1-tonne tanks filled with a sandy substratum of six inches thickness to enable the sea cucumbers to bury in the sand. The water in the tanks