The Alaska red sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus), also named giant red sea cucumber, is the only sea cucumber species harvested commercially in British Columbia.

The commercial fishery is a limited entry fishery with 85 license eligibilities.

The fishery commences in October and is scheduled for 8 weeks.

Alaska red sea cucumber is widely recognized in the Chinese market for its stout muscle and high nutritional value.

China is the largest market for sea cucumber, where the skins have been used for centuries as a medicinal food.

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Alaska red sea cucumbers are harvested by divers through artificial diving and fishing methods, and are transported to the processing factory on the same day for ecological processing, including strict screening, cleaning of internal organs, cooking under constant temperature, and aseptic drying.

The whole process is under strict supervision of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The quality and origin are guaranteed.

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The habitat has rare human activity all the year round with no industries around it.

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The nutritional value and therapeutic use of sea cucumbers have been verified by a large number of scientific and medical studies.

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Alaska red sea cucumber Industry History

The Alaska red sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus), also named giant red sea cucumber, is the only sea cucumber species harvested commercially in British Columbia.

The commercial fishery is a limited entry fishery with 85 license eligibilities. The fishery commences in October and is scheduled for 8 weeks.

Harvest is by hand picking while SCUBA diving.

All of the fresh sea cucumbers are sent to processing plants by refrigerated trucks to ensure their liveliness, and they are processed immediately using natural and healthy methods to ensure good quality.

No ingredients are added during processing.

The average annual catch of Alaskan red sea cucumber in recent years is about 500 tons.

Alaska Red Sea Cucumber Biology

Overview

Alaska red sea cucumber belongs to the Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Synallactida, Stichopodidae, and Apostichopus, and has rich nutritional value.

It is mainly produced in the North American coastal areas off the eastern coast of the Pacific, and deep-sea cold water areas such as Vancouver and Washington.

Characteristic of Alaska Sea Cucumber

Alaska red sea cucumber is a medium-sized sea cucumber species.

It is in the same Genus and Family as Liao sea cucumber (Apostichopus Japonicus).

It has rich nutritive value and delicious taste, and belongs to high-end sea cucumber species. It can grow to a length of 50 cm (1 ft 8 in) and a width of 5 cm (2 in).

It has a soft, cylindrical body, with red-brown to yellowish leathery skin.

It has an endoskeleton just below the skin. The mouth and anus are on opposite ends of the body.

The mouth is surrounded by twenty retractable tentacles that are used to bring food in. Five rows of tube feet extend from the mouth to the anus.

They use their tube feet located on the underside of their body to attach themselves to rocks.

Habitat of Alaska Sea Cucumber

It is a common species distributed from Mexico to Southeast Alaska and has been observed at least as far west and north as the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea.

The abundance of sea cucumbers in Southeast Alaska is greatest in the southern and western portions in protected bays and inlets.

These sea cucumbers exist in a range of habitat types ranging from shell debris and gravel, mud and silt, and even exist on rock and boulders.

A study conducted in Southeast Alaska showed that the most common habitat for sea cucumbers was shell debris and gravel.

It occupies a broad range of subtidal habitats from nearshore shallows to over 100 fathoms.

P. californicus appears to favor locations with moderate current, avoiding mud bottoms and areas subject to inundation by freshwater or glacial runoff.

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