Sea cucumbers are highly prized in many Asian markets.

A high skyrocket protein food, sea cucumbers offers health, fitness, medicinal, mystic benefits, indulge and properties.

In pharmacology, sea cucumber saponins are known to have a wide range of medicinal properties, from anti-cancer to cardiovascular, boost immune system, anti-inflammatory, gastric, anti-diabetics, cholesterol-lowering, high blood pressure, anti-dementia, anti-viral and anti-fungal treatments.

Research has proven that, 30% of the world’s population consumes sea cucumbers in one form or another. Despite global stocks dwindling and certain species facing extinctions, demands remains strong. Sea cucumber prices are increasing – fetching from 150USDup to 650USD per kilogram since (2014).

Mariculture: Sea cucumbers are important to Sentosa Marines fishermen who harvest them to meet increasing global demands.

Due to exploitation of the 60+ sea cucumber species that have a commercial value, tropical regions are seeing worrying rates of extinction of their local sea cucumber species. The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has deliberated on the inclusion of sea cucumber or sandfish (Holothuria scabra) to its endangered list.