The growth of juvenile (less than 10g) Actinopyga mauritiana was examined at three different levels of stocking biomass; low (26 g m−2), medium (130 g m−2), high (260 g m−2), and two ‘feeding regimes’ (removing or not removing faeces from grow-out

Sea cucumbers, belonging to the class Holothuroidea, are marine invertebrates, habitually found in the benthic areas and deep seas across the world. They have high commercial value coupled with increasing global production and trade. Sea cucumbers, informally

Tropical sea cucumbers, Holothuria scabra, H. fuscogilva and Actinopyga mauritiana were collected from the wild, held in insulated containers and transported by a combination of sea, air and road transport for up to 12 h. Methods for obtaining reliable