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Global knowledge on the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra.
Hamel, Jean-François; Eeckhaut, Igor; Conand, Chantal et al.
2022Elsevier
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Keywords :
Aquaculture; Beche-de-mer; Biochemistry; Biology; Echinoderm; Ecology; Fisheries; Holothuria scabra; Holothurian; Holothuroidea; Reproduction; Trade; Animals; Echinodermata; Holothuria; Sea Cucumbers; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Aquatic Science
Abstract :
[en] Holothuria scabra is one of the most intensively studied holothuroids, or sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), having been discussed in the literature since the early 19th century. The species is important for several reasons: (1) it is widely distributed and historically abundant in several shallow soft-bottom habitats throughout the Indo-Pacific, (2) it has a high commercial value on the Asian markets, where it is mainly sold as a dried product (beche-de-mer) and (3) it is the only tropical holothuroid species that can currently be mass-produced in hatcheries. Over 20 years have elapsed since the last comprehensive review on H. scabra published in 2001. Research on H. scabra has continued to accumulate, fuelled by intense commercial exploitation, and further declines in wild stocks over the entire distribution range. This review compiles data from over 950 publications pertaining to the biology, ecology, physiology, biochemical composition, aquaculture, fishery, processing and trade of H. scabra, presenting the most complete synthesis to date, including scientific papers and material published by local institutions and/or in foreign languages. The main goal of this project was to summarize and critically discuss the abundant literature on this species, making it more readily accessible to all stakeholders aiming to conduct fundamental and applied research on H. scabra, or wishing to develop aquaculture, stock enhancement and management programs across its geographic range.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Hamel, Jean-François;  Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment (SEVE), St. Philips, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Electronic address: jfhamel.seve@gmail.com
Eeckhaut, Igor  ;  Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Biologie des Organismes Marins et Biomimétisme
Conand, Chantal;  Département origines et évolution, Muséum National Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Sun, Jiamin;  Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Caulier, Guillaume  ;  Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Biologie des Organismes Marins et Biomimétisme
Mercier, Annie;  Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Electronic address: amercier@mun.ca
Language :
English
Title :
Global knowledge on the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra.
Publication date :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier
Number of pages :
286
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Research institute :
Biosciences
Funding text :
We wish to thank everyone who contributed directly and indirectly to advancing knowledge on H. scabra over the years. We also thank Dave Pawson for his contribution to the previous edition of this review. We appreciated the comments of Alessandro Lovatelli (FAO, Rome), Emaline Montgomery (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) and Michel Claeraboudt (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman) on the draft manuscript. We would like to dedicate this book to the memory of Claude Massin, for his tremendous contributions to our understanding of holothuroids.
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