Sea Cucumber Hatchery Production Technology Transfer in Pohnpei, the Federated States of Micronesia, Years 1-2
Location | Funding | Institution | Principal Investigator(s) |
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Federated States of Micronesia | $69,836 | College of Micronesia Land Grant Program | Masahiro Ito |
1. Search and collect sandfish (H. Scabra) broodstock in the Pohnpei lagoon.
2. Conduct broodstock conditioning, spawning induction, and larval rearing.
3. Develop a method for sandfish juvenile production in Pohnpei.
4. Train Micronesians in sea cucumber hatchery operation.