First results of pasture aquaculture of gray sea urchin, sea cucumber, and laminaria in the Aniva Bay, Sakhalin Island in 2024 (on example of aquaculture site XXX)
Journal: Izvestiya TINRO
Year: 2025

Data on distribution, stocks and biological parameters of commercial invertebrates and marine algae collected in the scientific diving survey in Aniva Bay in summer of 2024 are analyzed. Abundance and biomass of sea cucumber, gray sea urchin, and kelp laminaria in one of the aquaculture sites are evaluated and compared to the release of juveniles and planting material. Impact of aquaculture farming off the northern coast of the bay on natural populations of these species is discussed. Target vol