China is the largest importer of northern Sri Lankan sea cucumber. Though some sea cucumber farmers are happy to receive the high price, those who rely on fishing for their livelihood are in a very bad situation. They lament that the fishing industry is slowly disappearing, Sri Lanka-based Centre for Strategic Studies- Trincomalee (CSST) reported. In Kiranchi village, Kilinochchi, the traditional fishermen’s protest against sea cucumber farms has crossed 100 days. In the northern peninsula, the farming method of caging a specific area in the sea and harvesting sea cucumbers is an unfamiliar experience, according to CSST.
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