Holothuria scabra
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Holothuria scabra or sandfish is locally known as teripang in indonesia, gamat in malaysia and balat here in the philippines it is considered as the highest valued tropical sea cucumber species but it is one of the most commercially exploited aquatic species in southeast asia. Sea cucumber is a multi-million dollar industry especially in food business and pharmaceutical industries.
This episode is produced by the Institute of Environmental Governance in DMMMSU; Written and directed by: Celso Jucutan, Hannah Nora Solimen, Dianne Peralta, Ara Revina Malaya, Victoria Malaya, and Dodilyn Bermudez.
Wildlife Philippines is an initiative of Tanggol Kalikasan in partnership with IEGs based in selected Higher Educational Institutions all over the country.
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