US: Aquaculture projects look to revitalize fish ponds

Published Jul 29, 2024

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The University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Programme is funding efforts to revitalize traditional Hawaiian fishponds with $315,759. Led by Andre Seale from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, the projects focus on sustainable aquaculture using sea cucumbers and striped mullet. The sea cucumber project aims to enhance spawning and larval viability, while the striped mullet project seeks to improve hatchery practices for better survival and growth in fishponds, emphasizing environmental resilience. Graduate assistants Tyler Goodearly and Reilly Merlo are also involved in these initiatives.

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Aquaculture projects look to revitalise fish ponds. In ancient Hawaiʻi, fishponds were remarkably successful in ensuring a steady supply of food. Yet, efforts to revitalise this traditional aquaculture have encountered challenges. With biennial University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Programme awards totalling $315,759, two new aquaculture projects led by College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Andre Seale are addressing these problems. Seale’s studies employ two local species for sustainable aquaculture development: the sea cucumber (Stichopus horrens) and ʻamaʻama, or striped mullet (Mugil cephalus). His team also includes graduate assistants Tyler Goodearly and Reilly Merlo, who are enrolled in the Nutritional Sciences PhD programme, as co-investigators. Sea cucumbers To improve the productivity of sea cucumbers, Seale and Goodearly will partner with local producers, fishpond managers and collaborators to devise a species-specific approach for inducing spawning ...

Source: Fish Focus