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  2. Sea cucumbers as food - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine balatan or sea cucumber breeding/harvesting. Sea cucumbers destined for food are traditionally harvested by hand from small watercraft, a process called "trepanging" after the Indonesian Malay word for sea cucumber teripang. [3] They are dried for preservation, and must be rehydrated by boiling and soaking in water for several days.

  3. Isostichopus fuscus - Wikipedia

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    The brown sea cucumber is a highly sought out commodity in many North and South American countries, including Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Sea cucumber fishing is also seen as the most important fishing activity in the Galápagos Islands. As it is such a common item in the fisheries of these countries, overfishing and overexploitation of the ...

  4. Aquaculture of sea cucumbers - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine "Balatan" or Sea cucumber breeding/harvesting. Sea cucumbers to be used as broodstock are either collected from the wild or are taken from commercial harvests. [2] [3] Only the largest and healthiest individuals are used for broodstock, as the success of a hatchery relies on the healthy condition of brood individuals. [2]

  5. Holothuria scabra - Wikipedia

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    The sandfish has been eaten by man for over 1000 years. About twenty other species of sea cucumber are also consumed but the sandfish is the species most often used. In the 1990s it was being sold dried as beche-de-mer for up to US$100 per kilogram. [13] Harvesting sandfish from the sea is known as trepanging in Indonesia. In many areas the ...

  6. Trepanging - Wikipedia

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    Slow-moving creatures related to sea stars and sea urchins, sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor. As such, trepanging is accomplished by spearing, diving, dredging or simply picking the animals up by hand when they are exposed at low tide. Traditionally, sea cucumbers were placed in boiling water before being dried and smoked before going ...

  7. The Strange Defense Mechanism of the Sea Cucumber - AOL

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    The defense mechanisms animals use to evade or fight off predators can be both bizarre and fascinating. Some use camouflage or mimicry, while others have protective armor. Sea cucumbers, however ...

  8. Sea cucumber - Wikipedia

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    Dried sea cucumbers in a Japanese pharmacy. To supply the markets of Southern China, Makassar trepangers traded with the Indigenous Australians of Arnhem Land from at least the 18th century and probably earlier. This is the first recorded example of trade between the inhabitants of the Australian continent and their Asian neighbours. [40]

  9. Holothuria edulis - Wikipedia

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    Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cucumber or the pink and black sea cucumber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Halodeima by Pearson in 1914, making its full scientific name Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis. [2] It is found in shallow water in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. [1]

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