EMERGING SPECIES FOR SEA CUCUMBER AQUACULTURE - GYDA CHRISTOPHERSEN, Møreforsking Ålesund, NORWAY & DEBORAH ROBERTSON-ANDERSSON, University of ...
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EMERGING SPECIES FOR SEA CUCUMBER
AQUACULTURE
G Y D A C H R I S TO P H E R S E N , M ø r e f o r s k i n g Å l e s u n d , N O R WAY
&
D E B O R A H R O B E R T S O N - A N D E R S S O N , U n i v e r s i t y o f Kw a Z u l u - N a t a l , S O U T H A F R I C A
How did we meet?
Location in Norway
SANOCEAN project 288536
Location in South Africa
About the project: Primary objective:
• Project period 2019-2022 A viable aquaculture industry based on sea cucumber
species native to South Africa and Norway to reduce
• Kick-off March 2019 in South Africa
fishing pressure, ensure sustainable production and
Partners: provide high value seafood to the global market.
• Møreforsking Ålesund (Ålesund)
• University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban)
DAFF Research Aquarium (Cape Town)
SANOCEAN project 288536 Secondary objectives: 1. Assess fishing methods and legislation related to the capture and collection 2. Develop rearing technology and best practices for cultivation of target species 3. Investigate suitability of target species for integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) 4. Investigate effects of environmental pollution on seafood quality 5. Establish a network of researchers and industry actors as a platform for further innovation
How our results can contribute to increase the global
SANOCEAN project 288536 understanding within the themes of the programme
Why sea cucumbers?
•Novel species for aquaculture
•One of the best paid seafood products in the world
•High market demand (China)
•Traditional product in Asia
•Festival food
•One of the 5 power foods
•Considered healthy food «Ocean ginseng»
•Medicinal ingredient
•Bioactive compounds
•Protein source
SANOCEAN project 288536 Added value along the marine supply chain
Research and development of new resources
Capture Processing Product Market
Aquaculture • Møreforsking started working on sea cucumbers in 2004
– projects along the entire supply chain
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
Prof Thandar - Taxonomy
MACE Lab microplastics – 2017
SANOCEAN project 288536
Different types of products
• Fresh
• Frozen
• Dried
• Salted
• Precision nutrition
• Flavour enhancement
• Growth rate enhancement
Our sea cucumber species
Thyone auriata
Holothuria cinerascens
Pentacta doliolum
Parastichopus tremulusSANOCEAN project 288536
Why such a high demand from the Chinese market?
•High domestic market demand
•Overexploitation of species in
tropical waters
From: Purcell SW, Polidoro BA, Hamel J-F, Gamboa RU, Mercier A. 2014. The
cost of being valuable: predictors of extinction risk in marine invertebrates
exploited as luxury seafood. Proc. R. Soc. B 281:20133296.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3296Aquaculture of sea cucumbers a solution
SANOCEAN project 288536
• ~20 thousand tonnes global capture & culture
• Aquaculture 20-30 % of total world production
• Aquaculture mainly in China
• Species Apostichopus japonicus
• Large potential for novel species
• Must control the life cycle
From: Purcell et al 2013. Sea cucumber fisheries. global analysis of stocks, management
measures and drivers of overfishing. F I SH and F I SHERI E S 14:34–59.SANOCEAN project 288536
The process for
bringing a new sea
cucumber species to
commercial cultivation
Following a modified
cultivation protocolSANOCEAN project 288536 Link to the project work packages (WP)
SANOCEAN – emerging species for sea cucumber aquaculture
SANOCEAN project 288536
The research
activitiesSANOCEAN project 288536
Knowledge transfer
How the results will be communicated to policy-makers and the interested public
Conferences
Scientific publications
Technical publication
Social media
Project web siteCollaboration with industry
SANOCEAN project 288536
• Both PIs have strong links to industry
• Both organisations, UKZN and Møreforsking,
have existing working relations with industrySANOCEAN project 288536
Common R&D challenges
•Need for biological knowledge of new species for aquaculture
•Need for knowledge about the new species in nature
•Development of spat production (hatchery-nursery)
•Development of IMTA/sea ranching
•Product development and food safety
•Knowledge about established and new marketsSANOCEAN project 288536
Skills and research capacity development
University of KwaZulu-Natal Møreforsking Ålesund
• UKZN is an HDI • Female PI
• Female PI • Advance previous research
• 4 interns • Microplastic workshop at UKZN
3 females • Kick-off at NMU
• 1 female PhDSANOCEAN project 288536
Links to sustainable development goals
2 ZERO HUNGER –promote sustainable aquaculture
8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH – promote sustained inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment
9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE – fostering innovation
12 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION – ensure sustainable production
14 LIFE BELOW WATER – conserve and sustainably use the oceans and marine resources
for sustainable development
17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS – strengthen the means of implementation and
revitalize the global partnership for sustainable developmentSANOCEAN project 288536
Thank you!
Takk!
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