Russia: The volume of sea cucumber cultivation in Far East has grown by almost a third since the beginning of the year
Frozen Sea Cucumber
Russia
Published Dec 28, 2021
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Production in nine months reached 5.8 thousand tons. The volume of cultivation of trepang, a valuable echinoderm sea animal, in the Far East has grown since the beginning of the year by almost a third. The pandemic has fueled interest in this exotic hydrobiont, but for the development of the industry it is necessary to create conditions for investors, experts say. Because of its appearance, the Far Eastern trepang is called sea cucumber, and for its medicinal properties - sea ginseng.
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Production in nine months reached 5.8 thousand tons The volume of cultivation of the sea cucumber, a valuable echinoderm sea animal, in the Far East has grown by almost a third since the beginning of the year. The pandemic has fueled interest in this exotic hydrobiont, but for the development of the industry it is necessary to create conditions for investors, experts say. Because of its appearance, the Far Eastern trepang is called sea cucumber, and for its medicinal properties - sea ginseng. Previously, it was hunted by fishermen, but because of the high interest in it, natural reserves have decreased, and fishing in our country was banned back in the 70s. Now the sea cucumber is grown as an object of mariculture. Aquatic organisms are also cultivated in sea areas and ponds with seawater in China and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region. But it is the Russian trepang that is highly valued, since it is grown in natural conditions, that is, it corresponds in quality to a wild ...
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