The Department of Fisheries creates 'sea cucumbers' in the distant future era - sell for 7 thousand / kg.

Published 2020년 8월 20일

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The Department of Fisheries in Thailand is launching three projects to promote sea cucumber farming among farmers, with the goal of making it a new economic aquatic animal in the country. Sea cucumbers are highly valued for their protein and collagen content, and are used in both food and pharmaceutical industries. However, over-exploitation has led to a decline in wild sea cucumber populations, prompting the need for a sustainable farming model. The projects will focus on breeding and cultivation techniques, with a particular emphasis on the Holothuria scabra species. The Department of Fisheries plans to provide the farming data to farmers to improve survival rates and efficiency, with a focus on sustainable release back into nature to maintain biodiversity.
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Department of Fisheries created 3 projects for sea cucumber culture to expand to farmers. Ready to release back to nature Hoping to promote it to be a new type of economic aquatic animal in Thailand at present, the price is as high as 3,000-7,000 baht per kilogram. Therefore accelerate the release back to nature, Mr. Thavorn Chirasophonrak Deputy Director-General of the Department of Fisheries revealed that the sea cucumber is currently being used for consumption. Because sea cucumber is a high protein food Therefore, it is commonly used as a raw material in the production of drugs and food supplements. In which the country has caught a lot of sea cucumbers Both for domestic consumption and for export abroad Marketable The selling price of fresh sea cucumber from fishermen, if it is fresh, it will sell at 300-500 baht / kg. The price will go up to 3,000-7,000 baht / kg, which causes a large number of sea cucumbers to be caught and cannot be replaced in time. Therefore, the ...
Source: Naewna

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