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The Becach-de-Mer resources of India

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Title The Becach-de-Mer resources of India
 
Creator James, D B
 
Subject Seacucumber
 
Description Beche-de-mer or the cured holothurian is considered a delicacy in some of the South-East Asian countries.
The entire quantity of about 30,000 kg produced annually at present in the country is exported since it is not
consumed locally.
Holothuria scabra is the species almost exclusively used in this country for this pxu-pose. It is comparatively
large growing to about 300 mm in length and weighing over half a kilogram in fresh condition. The
holothurians are collected by divers in 2 to 6 fathoms depth of waters from February to September, the peak
season being in June to August. They are also brought in appreciable numbers in trawls.
Along the Indian coasts holothurians occur in large numbers in the Gulf of Kutch and along the southeast
coast. The holothurians are more abundant in the Palk Bay than in the Gulf of Mannar. In the
Laccadive Islands and the Andaman group of Islands which have coral reefs and lagoons the large sized
species of holothurians like Thelenota ananas, Holothuria marmorata and Actinopyga mauritiana are well
suited for this purpose. With proper exploitation of the totally unexploited grounds, the annual production
of beche-de-mer can be increased substantially.
 
Date 1973
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2768/1/Article_55.pdf
James, D B (1973) The Becach-de-Mer resources of India. In: Proceedings of the symposium on living resources of the seas around India, 1968, Mandapam Camp.