REPUBLIC OF KOREA - The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that Korean researchers have completed sequencing the genome of Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicas) - a world first. Sea cucumber, often referred to as “ginseng of the sea”, has long been used as a traditional medicine since it is thought to have medicinal values.

Researchers at Oregon State University are developing a new technology to deliver water-soluble nutrients to aquaculture-raised fish, oysters, clams and shrimp that will boost their growth rates and reduce the high rates of mortality that plague the industry.