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Setting up high-value Sea cucumber chain in Europe through a new fishing trawl with no environmental impact and advanced processing equipment (TOPBALAT)
Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Mar 31, 2017,
sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy in Asian cuisine, and of cultural and medical importance. They are exploited in >70 countries and exported to SE Asia, where consumers pay from €300 to €1,500/kg for a premium dehydrated product. Sharp rise of Asian demand in the last years has led to overexploitation of 66% of sea cucumber fisheries globally. Current bottom trawls for sea cucumber fishing h ...
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