Several aquacultural efforts have been made in the country, including attempts to raise Pacific oyster, rabbitfish, Malaysian prawn, and tilapia.
Experiments with Kappaphycus alvarezii and three species of giant clam were carried out by the Fisheries Department in 1999.
The official Fisheries Department records state that $1165 US of cultured coral was exported from the country in 2000, with 275 pieces in total.
Similar experimental work on green snail (Turbo marmoratus) is also carried out.
In the same year the department brought seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) from Fiji for some experimental culture.