... Gossuin and Agudo, 2009). However, many of these fisheries are suffering unsustainable levels of exploitation, to the point of local extinctions of some species and consequently affecting the ... However, in four (out of 13) of the fisheries, officers check landings one or more times per week. In most cases, bags of bêche-de-mer are checked occasionally, and in four (out of 13) of the ... timely catalyst in enabling the findings of these projects to be put into action. 3 The workshop made use of FAO investments in facilitating and promoting better management of sea cucumber...