After its success of raising shrimp, the National Prawn Company, Saudi Arabia, is diversifying into sea cucumbers (Holothuria Scabra). Raising the species in high saline water and a hot environment, has been a challenges, one that has taken three years of research to crack. However, the company is confident it can harvest 90 tons this year.
Sea cucumbers are not well known in Saudi Arabia so the National Prawn Company is targeting markets in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
FAO Aquaculture Services recently started the new website Aquaculture Feed and Fertilizer Resources Information System (AFFRIS). AFFRIS is intended to disseminate the global information on commercially important aquaculture feed and feed ingredients and nutritional profile of globally important selected aquaculture species.
Its a very good website and provides information on -
1.Species Profiles
2.Feed Resources Database
3.Publications
4.FAQ
5.Useful Links
Take a look here.
Its a very good website and provides information on -
1.Species Profiles
2.Feed Resources Database
3.Publications
4.FAQ
5.Useful Links
Take a look here.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, New Zealand, is to offer aquaculture qualifications from next year. The new courses, which include aquaculture, fish management, and marine conservation, are part of the institution's continuing partnership with Lincoln
University, the Cawthron Institute and the Nelson Regional Economic
Development Agency.
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We The Seacucumber Consultancy, Australia has provided the commercial sea cucumber hatchery production and farming technology to National Prawn Company.
ReplyDeleteThe technology has been developed to suit to extreme climatic conditions in Middle East. There is a huge sea cucumber farming potential for greatly demanded sea cucumber in Middle East region.
Sea cucumber can be grown in existing shrimp ponds as a rotational crop, that would reduce the shrimp disease risk. Sea cucumbers feed on organic material and bacteria in the shrimp ponds and cleans the pond substratum and improve water quality.
Sea cucumbers are highly priced and great demand in Asian market. The sea cucumber cultured in Middle East region can fetch about US$ 150/Kg.
You can see more about this in our business website.
www.seacucumberconsultancy.com.au
Email: info@seacucumberconsultancy.com.au
Best Regards
Sholin
Support officer
Seacucumber Consultancy
Queensland, Australia.
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