Karan, Diana
Fulanda, Bernerd
Mkare, Thomas
Wambua, Sammy
Funding for this research was provided by:
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (MARGI-2020-C09)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2023
Accepted: 1 February 2024
First Online: 8 March 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This study involved sampling sea cucumber and was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Committee Board from Pwani University with sampling carried out under Kenya Wildlife Service permit. The samples used in this study were acquired from the fishermen and were part of their catch about to be processed thus were mostly dead or semi-dead. All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards as guided by the institutional research committee and accorded permit.
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.