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Recent Advances in Lagoon-Based Farming Practices for Eight Species of Commercially Valuable Hard and Soft Corals - A Technical Report

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Publisher: Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

Creation date: March 2002

This publication reports directly on the results of an 18-month research study into the specific farming practices of eight species of commercially valuable hard and soft corals in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Four species of hard coral and four species of soft coral were selected for the trial using the following criteria: 1. The corals are attractive and are regularly kept as aquarium specimens (as determined by reference to aquarist texts such as Puterbaugh and Borneman, 1996; Sprung and Delbeek, 1997; Delbeek and Sprung, 1994; Wilkens and Birkholz, 1992 and personal communication with aquarium wholesalers and aquarium hobbyists). 2. Corals that are hardy enough to be kept by aquarists with average experience and standard equipment. 3. Corals that are abundant enough in and around Pohnpei lagoon and its associated atolls to supply broodstock for an industry. 4. Corals that are photosynthetic.

Key Words: Coral • Hard Coral • Soft Coral • Pond • Lagoon • Ornamental Fish • Reef • Production • USDA • CTSA