Coral farming Mauritius

College Entrepreneur Dives Into Niche Business

Neon-tipped blue Ricordea Yuma coral is hard to find. Ian McMenamin has a waiting list of clients looking for the rare species, which sells for up to $2,000 per one-inch piece. "In other industries, when demand goes up, you can call the factory and increase production," he says. "You can't do that with coral."

18 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu

Fisheries Get Rs 1.2 M to Expand Coral Farming

The Ministry of Fisheries will be extending the coral farming project to different lagoons in Mauritius.

31 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Fisheries get Rs 1.2 m to expand coral farming

The Ministry of Fisheries will be extending the coral farming project to different lagoons in Mauritius. This follows the successful growing of corals at Pointe aux Sables, Trou aux Biches, Albion and two sites in the South East Marine Protected Area in Rodrigues. “Mauritius received a fund of Rs 1.2 million from the Africa Climate [...]

31 Jan 2012, The Independent Daily