Comments on: UN report: Sea cucumbers face overfishing threat http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/267 Imagine a world without fish Wed, 16 May 2012 16:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Erik Hagberg http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/267/comment-page-1#comment-3914 Erik Hagberg Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:51:11 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=267#comment-3914 In the Marshall Islands, such a comprehensive management plan for sustainable sea cucumber farming and harvesting has been developed in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency of the RMI. It is our hope that this model can be shared with other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) countries in the Pacific, to create a reliable supply of sea cucumbers for traditional consumption and biopharmaceutical extraction. In the Marshall Islands, such a comprehensive management plan for sustainable sea cucumber farming and harvesting has been developed in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency of the RMI. It is our hope that this model can be shared with other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) countries in the Pacific, to create a reliable supply of sea cucumbers for traditional consumption and biopharmaceutical extraction.

]]> By: Blueplanet http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/267/comment-page-1#comment-1357 Blueplanet Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:09:45 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1357 I'm glad you are highlighting the humble sea cucumber. It is a reminder that many other less glamorous species, from abalone to conch, are also in dire trouble from overfishing. It may not be politically expedient or even politically correct, but much more pressure must be put on countries such as China and Japan to curb their voracious appetite for wild seafood if we are to have any chance of protecting what is left of our marine ecosystems. I’m glad you are highlighting the humble sea cucumber. It is a reminder that many other less glamorous species, from abalone to conch, are also in dire trouble from overfishing.

It may not be politically expedient or even politically correct, but much more pressure must be put on countries such as China and Japan to curb their voracious appetite for wild seafood if we are to have any chance of protecting what is left of our marine ecosystems.

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