SEA CUCUMBERS UNDER THREAT FROM OVER-FISHING
May 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SEA cucumbers - oddly shaped seafood rarely eaten in the west - are under pressure of overfishing because of Asian demand, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is warning. Indeed, the FAO wants consideration of conservation management plans, just like the oft-criticised systems of quotas, breeding season protection and minimum catch sizes used for most finfish. Sea cucumbers have long been a staple in Asian diets, mainly in soups, stews and stir-fries. "That's why countries like Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines ...
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