The fast development of sea cucumber fisheries in the Mediterranean and NE Atlantic waters: from a new marine resource to its over-exploitation

M González-Wangüemert… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last years, sea cucumbers consumption is increasing in the Asian region, as
consequence more than 70% of the sea cucumber fisheries around the world are fully/over …

Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing

SW Purcell, A Mercier, C Conand, JF Hamel… - Fish and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, most sea cucumber fisheries are ineffectively managed, leading to declining
stocks and potentially eroding the resilience of fisheries. We analyse trends in catches …

Culturing the sea cucumber Holothuria poli in open-water integrated multi-trophic aquaculture at a coastal Mediterranean fish farm

K Cutajar, L Falconer, A Massa-Gallucci, RE Cox… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
The survival and growth of the sea cucumber Holothuria poli were assessed during a 12-
month field study when cultured at a commercial fish farm in Malta as part of an integrated …

Sea cucumbers bioturbation potential outcomes on marine benthic trophic status under different temperature regimes

C Ennas, V Pasquini, H Abyaba, P Addis, G Sarà… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Eutrophication affects coastal oceans worldwide, modifies primary production and sediment
biogeochemistry and, overall, is progressively compromising marine ecosystems' integrity …

Assessment of sea cucumber populations from the Aegean Sea (Turkey): First insights to sustainable management of new fisheries

M González-Wangüemert, M Aydin… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sea cucumber stocks have been overfished in many countries. As a consequence, several
species (Holothuria polii, Holothuria tubulosa and Holothuria mammata) are now caught in …

New mediterranean biodiversity records (October, 2014)

S Katsanevakis, Ü Acar, I Ammar… - Mediterranean …, 2014 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Abstract The Collective Article 'New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records' of the
Mediterranean Marine Science journal offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the …

Admixture of holothurian species in the hellenic seas (Eastern mediterranean) as revealed by RADseq

GA Gkafas, J Sarantopoulou, C Apostologamvrou… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Admixture and hybridization may play a key role in population dynamics and speciation with
respect to habitat, demographic history, and adaptive selection. The present study examines …

Contribution of sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa on organic load reduction from fish farming operation

N Neofitou, A Lolas, I Ballios, K Skordas, L Tziantziou… - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
An investigation was carried out in the field and in the laboratory in order to evaluate the
contribution of sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa on organic load reduction from fish …

Holothurian fisheries in the Hellenic Seas: Seeking for sustainability

D Vafidis, C Antoniadou - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Mediterranean, the exploitation and exportation of holothurians as food is increasing
during the last 25 years, with Turkey and Greece as leading countries. In Greece, the fishery …

Setting preliminary biometric baselines for new target sea cucumbers species of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean fisheries

M González-Wangüemert, S Valente, F Henriques… - Fisheries …, 2016 - Elsevier
Commercial interest on sea cucumber species from the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean is
increasing. Holothuria polii, Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria mammata and Holothuria …