In the House Chamber - the member for Collett, former leader of the opposition Patrick Faber raised his concern about the sale of sea cucumbers.

Now, this is not something consumed locally - but there is huge international market for it - and a thriving and dangerous black market, in fact, in Mexico, some say it parallels the cocaine trade.

And Faber says that's why he is concerned that the season was opened this year in Belize - after his government had a put a moratorium on it. The issue is that Belize is not through to have sea cucumber in commercial quantities. So, where will it come from? That's what he asked the minister:



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