Unfavorable environments have a serious impact on sea cucumbers and even lead to diseases in aquaculture. Yellow intestinal disease has a serious effect on land‐based aquaculture of sea cucumbers. This study is to clarify the effect of yellow intestinal disease on the behavior and gut health of sea cucumbers. We observed that feeding behavior significantly decreased in the sea cucumbers with yellow intestinal disease and that...

The sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is highly susceptible to environmental stress during aquaculture, storage, and transportation, often resulting in autolysis and considerable economic losses. UVA irradiation and Vibrio splendidus infection were used to induce skin ulceration in A. japonicus. In this study, UVA irradiation and V. splendidus infection were used to induce skin ulceration, and the effectiveness of a compou...