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  • Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems in Vietnam
    Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems in Vietnam
    Vietnam is a maritime country with an exclusive marine economic zone of over 1 million km2; ranked 27th out of 157 countries with sea. With a favorable geographical position, Vietnam’s sea plays a particularly important role for human life and socio-economic development of the country, ensuring national defense, security and environmental protection. Vietnam’s sea is evaluated as one of the centers of marine biodiversity and one of the 20 seas with the richest marine resources in the world, with high potential for marine conservation. ...
  • Development of a break - through new artificial breeding approach for sea cucumbers using neuropeptides
    Development of a break - through new artificial breeding approach for sea cucumbers using neuropeptides
    Sea cucumbers are important species both ecologically and economically throughout much of the world and have become a favorite food in Asian countries since they are a source of many healthy natural products. Some of these are throught to cure certain cancers, increase sexual drive and even delay the aging process if eaten daily. Unfortunately, wild sea cucumbers are being overfished, leading to their rapid decline. Thus, aquaculture breeding has been implemented in some countries to produce high quality juveniles for their growth and eventual harvest to keep up with demand. However, the breeding of sea cucumbers in aquaculture faces enormous challenges, such as lack of genetic information and reproductive dysfunction, whereby they lose the ability to produce offspring. ...

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