The development objectives of FR WININTERNATION and WINLANKA are to improve agricultural products as well as seafood products. Our ongoing project support to increasing agricultural productivities and seafood productivities in the region and seeks to promote commercial and export-oriented products. And also aims at supporting the farmers in the region to produce competitive and marketable commodities,:
The aquaculture improvement project WIN LANKA and WIN INTERNATIONAL is a multi-tusk effort that leverages the influence of the private sector to drive improvements in aquaculture production and make these changes endure through policy on production line development.
The sea cucumber species processing activities of. WIN LANKA mainly involves cleaning, evisceration, first boiling, salting, second boiling and drying. This process takes between 5 to 10 days. Some variations in processing steps were observed among species. All sea cucumbers are cleaned before evisceration to remove slime and sand particles on their body. Sea cucumbers are found different species which differs in sizes, shapes and anatomical features. The sea cucumber processing line developed by WIN LANKA team is a success since it improves the productivity of the cleaning activity by reducing dramatically the required time for this processing stage, compared with the entirely manual process and by producing a much higher valued product. Our processors are well equipped and produce good quality beche-de-mer and other seafood from salted sea cucumbers harvested from deep sea. Processing is done by experience skilled processors. Presently there are experienced 25 processors.
should be kept in seawater which needs to be changed every 4 to 8 hours To reduce losses and maximize the product’s market value, handling and holding procedures on the fishing vessel during transport and prior to processing are important. After capture, to prevent quality problems, sea cucumber should be eviscerated and immediately placed in seawater. The holding bins should have smooth walls, be clean (free of dirt and sand particles), and include drainage holes. During transport to processing facilities and storage, the sea cucumbers.