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Investment Fiji was formed as a statutory organisation by the Economic Development Board (EDB) Act No 11 of 1980 to promote, stimulate and facilitate the exports and investment. Though the Fiji Investment is the investment and trade promotion agency of the Government, it operates independently and has a Board comprising mostly of private sector representatives.

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Sea Cucumber/Beach-de-mer

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Sea Cucumber/Beach-de-mer

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There are about 21 commercial species of beche-de-mer present in Fiji, namely,

White teat fish,
Black teat fish,
Surf redfish,
Lolly fish,
Brown sandfish,
Curry fish,
Deepwater red fish,
Elephant trunk,
Green fish,
Snakefish,
Tiger fish,
Stonefish,
Prickly redfish,
Pinkfish,
Amberfish,
Sandfish (dairo),
Golden sandfish,
Red snake-fish,
Flower-fish,
Hairy black-fish,
Chalk-fish (mudra), and
White thread-fish.

Majority of sea cucumbers harvested in

Fiji

are those that have thick body walls and are subsequently processed for beche-de-mer. The production of beche-de-mer is an export driven industry.

Please download Beach-de-mer Industry Profile for more information