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An outbreak of WSSV has been recorded in the co-culture of sandfish and black tiger shrimp, which led the SEAFDEC/AQD fish health team to confirm whether sandfish can bioaccumulate WSSV.

Sandfish is one of the most threatened tropical sea cucumbers because of its high price, reaching up to $1,600 per kilogram (approximately P80,800) when processed and dried into trepang or beche-de-mer which are used in exotic Asian cuisine and medicinal products.

Three Fijians searched the world over and found the platform they needed for learning the culture of the prized commodity at SEAFDEC/AQD in Iloilo, Philippines.

A 15-day training course on “Sandfish Seed Production, Nursery, and Management” held from April 5 to April 20, 2018, in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

The project collaborators commemorate the CBSE Project at Molocaboc Island, Sagay City last 22 June 2016

Seven trainees complete the course on "Sandfish hatchery, nursery operations and management "

SEAFDEC/AQD is now accepting applicants for Sandfish hatchery, nursery operations and management" on November 2015 at Tigbauan Main Station, Iloilo, Philippines

Seven participants completed SEAFDEC/AQD’s training on "Sandfish seed production, nursery and management" on 21 October at AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station.