Tuna are built for speed. With a sleek stream-lined silhouette and powerful muscles, they slice through the water at speeds up to 50 mph. A mature tuna can be up to 3 meters from mouth to tip of tail, and some weigh in over 600kg – heavier than a horse. Even as they dart through…
30 June 2063, Huang Marine Research, Marcelli Rise Oliana paced around her room at the Huang guesthouse, restless. She paused in front of the full length mirror. She looked at her reflection and said, “What are you doing here?” I have no idea! Her eyes scanned those classic Polynesian features – thick dark hair framing…
29 June 2063, Huang Marine Research, Marcelli Rise Pietro stepped into the coolness of the visitor centre before opening hours, wandering into the aquarium area to check out the display of marine species the hatchery produced. Because he lived within the mariculture region of the Township, he had privileged access to this area designed to…
Mariculture I do consulting for a number of mariculture – ocean farming – projects in the Indo-Pacific region. Currently I am working with one project, a social enterprise, growing the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra for the Chinese market. Sea cucumbers are a delicacy for the Chinese, and are also used in Chinese medicine and cosmetics….