MEBIN- Title
- Status and management of sea cucumber fishery in Sri Lanka
- Abstract
Sea cucumbers are fished worldwide but overexploited in most countries. Sea cucumber populations can be slow to recover from overfishing and must be managed conservatively.
In Sri Lanka, the sea cucumber fishery has operated since late 80’s. Now, it is based primarily on about 20 species, exported as dried 'beche-de-mer’to Asian markets. Based on a need by the provinces to better understand and manage the sea cucumber resource of Sri Lanka, the project was developed by the NARA wi...- Publication Date
- Aug. 1, 2017, 1:37 a.m.
- Keywords
- Acaudina molpadioides , Holothuria edulis , Bohadschia atra , Actinopyga mauritiana , Thelenota ananas , Actinopyga miliaris , Resource Survey , Sea cucumber , Stichopus chloronotus , Actinopyga echinites , Holothuria fuscogilva , Holothuria atra , Bohadschia argus , Holothuria leucospilota , Holothuria spinifera , Holothuria sp. , Bohadschia vitiensis , Bohadschia sp. , Stichopus herrmanni , Bohadschia marmorata , Holothuria hilla , Holothuria lesson , Bohadschia graeffei , Bohadschia similis , Holothuria scabra , Holothuria nobilis
- 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
- C ! , JS 5 , M 2
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Dissanayake, D.C.T. and Athukorala, S. (2008). Status and management of sea cucumber fishery in Sri Lanka. Final project report (FAO, CIDA and IFAD) 100p.
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