Population status, fisheries and trade of sea cucumbers in Africa and the Indian Ocean

The region covered in this review is very diverse, including four FAO Fishing Areas and 30 countries. Sea cucumber fisheries presently exist in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), where 16 countries have been documented, and in the Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO), with two countries covered in this review. T...

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Main Author: Conand, C
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
ANIMAL POPULATION
ATLANTICO CENTRO-ORIENTAL
ATLANTICO SUDORIENTAL
ATLANTIQUE CENTRE-EST
ATLANTIQUE SUD-EST
COHOMBRO DE MAR
COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
DATOS SOBRE PESCA
DINAMICA DE POBLACIONES
DONNEE SUR LES PECHES
DYNAMIQUE DES POPULATIONS
ENTORNO SOCIOECONOMICO
ENVIRONNEMENT SOCIOECONOMIQUE
ESPECE
ESPECIES
FISHERY DATA
HISTOIRE
HISTORIA
HISTORY
Holothuria notabilis
Holothuria spinifera
Holothuria whitmaei
HOLOTHURIE
HOLOTHURIIDAE
Holothurioidea
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Marine
OCEAN INDIEN EST
OCEAN INDIEN OCCIDENTAL
OCEANO INDICO ORIENTAL
OCEANO INDIGO OCCIDENTAL
POBLACION ANIMAL
POPULATION ANIMALE
POPULATION DYNAMICS
RENDEMENT
RENDIMIENTO
SEA CUCUMBERS
SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
SPECIES
Stichopodidae
YIELDS
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Summary:The region covered in this review is very diverse, including four FAO Fishing Areas and 30 countries. Sea cucumber fisheries presently exist in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), where 16 countries have been documented, and in the Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO), with two countries covered in this review. The fisheries are for the dried product ('trepang' or 'beche-de-mer') which is consumed by Chinese populations and have a long history dating back to the ninteenth century. Nearly thirty species are presently exploited (23 Holothuriidae; 6 Stichopodidae), with commercial value varying among species. Several differences in species composition between the Indian and tropical Pacific region have been shown recently, such as the teatfish H. whithmei found only in the Pacific, and H. notabilis and H. spinifera in the Indian Ocean.
ISSN:2070-7010