Aquaculture Canada and WAS North America 2022

August 15 - 18, 2022

St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada

AN INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF CURRENT WORLD SEA CUCUMBER RESOURCES AND UTILISATION

Guangling Jiao*

* Dr. Guangling Jiao,  Vice General Manager and  R&D Manager, AKSO Marine Biotech Inc.

Address: 3-1697 Brunswick St, Halifax, B3J 2G3, NS Canada. Email: guangling@akso.ca

 



Abstract:

Sea cucumber is a well-known traditional medicine and luxury nourishing food in Asian countries for thousands of years, and has recently gained increasing interests in western countries as well. The demand of commercial sea cucumber is growing in worldwide. This presentation overviews on the holothurian resources of the main sea cucumber origins in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans , focusing on  the sustainability ,  processing and quality assurance,  and principal markets for the sea cucumber products.  It reviews the  current status

 and issues raised of the global sea cucumber resources management and utilization.  At last, several  recommendations are designed to help  build a sustainable and competitive sea cucumber industry.