Processing sea cucumbers into beche-de-mer A manual for Pacific Island fishers
Text: Steven W. Purcell. Illustrations: Jipé Le-Bars
This manual is designed for sea cucumber fishers in Pacific Islands. The species depicted in this manual are the ones commonly fished in Pacific Islands.
’Processing’ is used in this manual to mean all of the steps to transform the fresh sea cucumbers into the dried form, which is called ‘beche-de-mer’. Processing includes cutting, salting, cooking, smoking and drying the sea cucumbers.
The price given to fishers for dried sea cucumbers depends on the species they are selling, how big the individuals are and how well they have been processed. This is because Asian consumers want to buy products that look nice and have an attractive appearance and taste when cooked. So, prices in Asian markets are high for the well processed sea cucumbers and much lower for ones poorly processed.
Many fishers are not aware of the best methods for processing sea cucumbers into beche-de-mer. As a result, they may get low prices from buyers.
There are many different ways that sea cucumbers can be processed to obtain a good quality. This manual provides best practice methods that can be applied by fishers using resources in their own villages.
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Processing sea cucumbers into beche-de-mer: A manual for Pacific Island fishers
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Na vakarautaki ni sasalu ni waitui me ivoli: Na ivola dusidusi me ra vakayagataka na dauqoli ena Pasifika
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Aron karaoan ao kamauan te kereboki: Te boki ibukin buokaia taan akawa n te Betebeke
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Ko hono teuteu’I ‘o e mokohunu: Ko e tohi tokoni ma’a’e kau toutai e ngaahi ‘otumotu ‘o e Pasifiki
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La transformation des holothuries en bêches-de-mer: Manuel à l'usage des pêcheurs océaniens
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