Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates that can be found in many parts of the world; from the shallow or to the deep regions, and even from the tropics to the Antarctic. Not only are sea cucumbers good for the environment, they are also believed to heal wounds, reduce pain, rejuvenate the skin, and used as an aphrodisiac as well as traditional food tonic in China, Korea and Taiwan for thousands of years. One of the most commercially important sea cucumbers is the sandfish or scientifically known as Holothria scabra, locally known as balat kagisan . Sandfish enters the international market in processed form known as beche-de-mer or trepang . Due to overharvesting, its natural stocks have depleted significantly which in turn poses a threat to marine biodiversity, human livelihood and economy. To combat this, efforts in cost-effective sandfish production, such as setting up ocean nurseries are being explored with the local coastal community to be used as intermediates between hatchery production and grow out. This study was conducted in 3 pilot sites in Northern Mindanao to assess growth performance and suitability of growing sandfish in a community-managed ocean nursery system.