Farming sea cucumber and prawn - effective and sustainable
(vasep.com.vn) In Phu Yen province, fish farmers are cultivating sea cucumbers and shrimp in a pond, in which, sea cucumber is the main farmed species. The model is creating more benefits for farmers and developing fish farming sustainably.
Sea cucumbers eat shrimp feed leftovers and organic matters at the bottom of the pond. So when cultured in combination, in addition to economic value, sea cucumber is very helpful in cleaning the water in the pond.
Farming techniques are simple and sea cucumber is free with diseases. However, it is necessary to pay attention to characteristics such as sea cucumber farms muddy to create natural food and shelter for them, eliminating all kinds of crabs in the pond because sea cucumbers are a favorite food of crabs.
Sea cucumbers are now sold well to India, the selling price of VND 100,00/kg and can be harvested after 6 months of farming.