TCP/MDV/4452 Field Document 1 INCEPTION REPORT ON SEA CUCUMBER CULTURE IN LAAMU ATOLL MALDIVES based on the work of Dr. D.B. James FAO Consultant

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Bangkok, 1996

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1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2.1   Spawning, Larval Rearing and Production of Seedstock for Commercial Tropical Sea Cucumbers

2.2   Culturing Techniques of Commercial Tropical Sea Cucumbers

2.3   Procurement and Culture of Food Organisms for Larval Stages of Commercial Tropical Sea Cucumbers

2.4   Procurement of Pertinent Literature on the Culture, Biology and Ecology of Commercial Tropical Sea Cucumber

3.   GENERAL LAYOUT FOR THE HATCHERY

4.   CULTURE

4.1   Isolation of Phytoflagellates

4.2   Stock Culture

4.3   Mass Culture

4.4   Mixed Algal Culture

5.   PLAN OF WORK AND EQUIPMENT