Sea cucumbers - A global review of fisheries and trade

Toral-Granda, V. (ed.); Lovatelli, A. (ed.); Vasconcellos, M. (ed.);

Sea cucumbers - A global review of fisheries and trade

Autores

Toral-Granda, V. (ed.); Lovatelli, A. (ed.); Vasconcellos, M. (ed.);

Editor

FAO ;

Descripción

This paper reviews the worldwide population status, fishery and trade of sea cucumbers through the collection and analysis of the available information from five regions, covering known sea cucumber fishing grounds: temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa and the Indian Ocean; Asia; and the Western Central Pacific. In each region a case study of a “hotspot” country or fishery is presented to highlight critical problems and opportunities for the sustain able management of sea cucumber fisheries. The hotspots are Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Seychelles, the Galapagos Islands and the fishery for Cucumaria frondosa of Newfoundland in Canada. Together they provide a comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of the global status of sea cucumber populations, fisheries, trade and management, constituting an important information source for researchers, managers, policy-makers and regional/international organizations interested in sea cucumber cons ervation and exploitation.