Nova Scotia Company To Supply Sea Cucumbers to China as a Health Product
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] By Liu Zhihua - June 26, 2015 -
Chinese want them - and can't get enough.
Canadians have got plenty - and don't want them.
The situation with sea cucumbers, long considered a delicacy in China, is adding up to a true win-win opportunity.
Sea cucumbers, valued for their traditional Chinese medicinal properties, are widely farmed in China's coastal areas to satisfy the great market demand, and a cluster of 500 gram upscale dried Chinese sea cucumbers can sell for up to 10,000 yuan ($1,612).
Now wild Canadian sea cucumbers, captured in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia province, are also finding their way onto Chinese food tables, as most Canadian people don't consider the creature edible.
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