BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF SPONGE FOR AQUACULTURE AND POTENTIAL METHODS FOR SPONGE CULTIVATION

Ruzkiah Asaf (The Research Institute and Development of Brackishwater Aquaculture - Maros)
Andi Nur Samsi (College of Teacher Training and Education Pembangunan Indonesia - Makasar)
Admi Athirah (The Research Institute and Development of Brackishwater Aquaculture - Maros)
Mudian Paena (The Research Institute and Development of Brackishwater Aquaculture - Maros)

Jurnal Natural
Volume 18, Number 3, October 2018

Aquaculture is an important sector for Indonesian economic, however, the spreads of diseases during farming remains a problem in developing Indonesian aquaculture. The sponge is known as the source of potential bioactive to combat pathogenic diseases in aquaculture.  However, the intensifying exploitation of wild sponge tends to the depreses population of sponges in nature. This article reviews bioactive originating from sponges and potential methods in developing sponges cultivations under in-situ and ex-situ methodologies.