SEPANJANG Beach in Kemadang village, Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta, will become the site of a pilot breeding center for sand lobsters. "This is meant to overcome the scarcity of lobsters as a result of large-scale harvesting," said Gunungkidul Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency head Agus Priyanto last week.

The Marine Cultivation Research and Development Center, based in Buleleng regency, Bali, will provide assistance to the project. A total