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Culture possibilities of sea cucumbers in India

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Title Culture possibilities of sea cucumbers in India
 
Creator James, D B
 
Subject Seacucumber
Farming/Culture
 
Description Sea cucumbers are consumed by the Chinese, the Japanese, the Koreans and in recent times
by the Europians and the Americans. They are consumed in the fresh, chilled, frozen, dried
or in brine or in the processed form. In the world there are about 1400 species of sea
cucumbers and of these about 30 species are consumed in various ways. In the seas around
India about 200 species are distributed and of these about a dozen species are of commercial
importance. The Chinese introduced the sea cucumber industry to India more than 1000
years back.
 
Date 2004
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7718/1/B023-_NATURAL_SEA_ON_NEW__FRONTERS_IN_MARINE_BIO_SCIENCE_RESEARCH_2004%2897-104%29..pdf
James, D B (2004) Culture possibilities of sea cucumbers in India. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on New Frontiers in Marine Bioscience Research, January 22-23; 2004, Chennai.