ADVANCING SEA CUCUMBER AQUACULTURE IN HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS

Objective 1: Isolate a native variety of pigmented marine yeast from coastal areas and tide pools where Stichopus horrens sea cucumbers are abundant.Objective 2: Spawn and rear Stichopus sp.1 sea cucumber larvae for fishpond stockingObjective 3: Test larval survival and development for both Stichopus horrens and Stichopus sp.1 sea cucumbers fed with microalgae, a microalgae/marine yeast mixture, and solely marine yeastObjective 4: Test cage depth stocking density on survival and growth of Stichopus sp.1 sea cucumbersObjective 5: Test retainment and growth of Stichopus horrens sea cucumbers in a penned off area with artificial habitat structures within the Nomilo Fishpond