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Community-based sea cucumber farming as a livelihood alternative for fisher-f...
Abstract

The study evaluates the economic feasibility of community based sea cucumber farming that can be successfully adopted as an alternative to sea cucumber capture fisheries. An increasing number of households in the north western coastal areas has evidenced endangered in their livelihood as sea cucumber catches are declining. Acceptable livelihood alternatives such as sea cucumber cultures has a good potential to become a popular policy to uplift the socio economic status of small scale fishe...

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Keywords
Holothuria atra , Kalpitiya , Sea cucumber
Category
Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
Regions
M 1 , M 2
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Language
English
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Ajith Kumara, P.A.D., C.B. Medagedara, M.S.M. Fahim, J. Pushpakumara and A.J. Jayatissa. (2015). Proceedings of the National Aquatic Resources Research and ...

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