Preliminary study on the growth rate of Holothuria atra reared in net cages along the subtidal zone of the DLSU Marine station

• Main Author: La Rosa, Frederick Rebulado
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1997
• Subjects: Holothurians; Sea cucumbers; De La Salle University Marine Biological Station (Matuod; Lian; Batangas)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1597
• Institution: De La Salle University

Juvenile Holothuria atra species with lengths ranging from 3 cm to 6 cm were maintained in culture cages made of bamboo poles and fishing nets which were set-up at approximately 100 m from the shore. The growth rate of the juvenile H. atra was monitored biweekly for 12 weeks with length as indicator...