Dr. Arlenie Rogers, Sea cucumber lead researcher and marine research fellow at the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB

On Thursday June 30, 2016, 25 stakeholders of the Belize aquaculture industry met at the UB ERI to obtain first-hand information on Sea Cucumber production and to examine the support and additional investments required to harness greater returns from this burgeoning specialty export market. The forum involved representatives from the Ministry of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce, the Belize Fisheries Department, the Aquaculture Unit, Sea cucumber