Sea cucumber Resource status and Recommendations for Management

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Sea cucumber resource status and recommendations for management

Specifically the report presents:

* the status of sea cucumber stocks in terms of species present, density and population structure, which are
important indicators of stock health;
* baseline information on sea cucumber resources in those sites for future monitoring;

* species that are threatened or endangered from fishing activities and which need to be protect to prevent
local extinctions;

* location of stocks and their conditions, which is useful information for community management, and
as a source of breeding stock for mariculture development;

* an assessment of the trend in export quality, value and species composition to compare with the resource
assessment results; and

* improved management measures to be incorporated in the national sea cucumber management plan for
Solomon Islands.