Vietnam: Sea cucumber exploitation in China

Dalian, Liaoning province and Weihai, Shandong province, are the main sea cucumber farming and exploitation localities in this country. In Dalian, Liaoning Province, Northeast China, people can see images of sea cucumbers in many places, especially on Jian Island. The reason this island is called Kien Island is because there are as many sea cucumbers as ants here. However, due to large demand, Jian Island has become a wild sea cucumber reserve in Dalian. May is the main mining season of the year. Ms. Tham Ngan Le, Marketing Director of Dalian Kien Island Ocean Development Group, said that every day during the fishing season, fishing boats on the island go out to sea to catch sea cucumbers. “Each boat has 2 fishermen. They will choose sea cucumbers of size 3/500g and catch them one by one. It takes more than 5 years for sea cucumbers to reach this size. This is the first selection. After catching them, we still have to classify them a second time. If it does not meet standards, we ...