Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species
| dc.contributor.advisor | Brink-Hull, Marissa | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Macey, Brett M | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bolton, John J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cloete, Aimee | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-22T10:48:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-22T10:48:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-08-22T10:45:09Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Sea urchins are harvested for their gonads, otherwise known as “uni”, that have a high market value, particularly in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Over the last few decades, the market for ‘uni' has steadily expanded. Current and future demand for sea urchin products cannot be met by the sea urchin fishery alone, presenting a commercial opportunity for unexploited sea urchin species with marketable gonad products. A symbiotic relationship exists in nature between the Cape urchin Parechinus angulosus and the early developmental stages of South Africa's most lucrative aquaculture product, the South African abalone Haliotis midae. Previous work has shown that supplementing hatchery-produced juvenile abalone with Cape sea urchin faecal matter benefits juvenile abalone growth and enhances survival. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Cloete, A. (2025). <i>Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species</i>. (). Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Cloete, Aimee. <i>"Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species."</i> ., Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cloete, A. 2025. Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species. . Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cloete, Aimee AB - Sea urchins are harvested for their gonads, otherwise known as “uni”, that have a high market value, particularly in Asian countries such as Japan and China. Over the last few decades, the market for ‘uni' has steadily expanded. Current and future demand for sea urchin products cannot be met by the sea urchin fishery alone, presenting a commercial opportunity for unexploited sea urchin species with marketable gonad products. A symbiotic relationship exists in nature between the Cape urchin Parechinus angulosus and the early developmental stages of South Africa's most lucrative aquaculture product, the South African abalone Haliotis midae. Previous work has shown that supplementing hatchery-produced juvenile abalone with Cape sea urchin faecal matter benefits juvenile abalone growth and enhances survival. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - South Africa KW - Cape sea urchin LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - Universiy of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species TI - Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Cloete A. Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species. []. Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41611 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.publisher.institution | Universiy of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | South Africa | |
| dc.subject | Cape sea urchin | |
| dc.title | Assessing the potential of the unexploited South African Cape sea urchin, Parechinus angulosus, as a new aquaculture species | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MSc |