作为一种珍贵的滋补食材，海参以其极高的营养成分和良好的滋补效果受到了消费者的青睐。近年来，海参的价格在不断上涨，其价格上涨也体现了人们对海参需求量的上涨。
As a precious nourishing food, Sea Cucumber is favored by consumers for its extremely high nutrient content and good tonic effect. In recent years, the price of Sea Cucumbers has continued to rise, and its price increase also reflects the rise in demand for Sea Cucumbers.
买过海参的人都知道，海参的价格不便宜，从几百块钱到几千块钱不等，甚至有一些品质好的野生海参卖价高达上万元。由于海参的价格要远远超过其它一些食品的价格，所以很多人都觉得难以接受，觉得这黑黝黝的海参看起来不值这个价。
Anyone who has bought Sea Cucumbers knows that the price of Sea Cucumbers is not cheap, ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, and even some high-quality wild Sea Cucumbers sell for more than ten thousand dollars. Because the price of Sea Cucumbers is much higher than the prices of other foods, many people chose not to consume them.
为什么海参卖得那么贵？其实是有原因的，看完可能就不会嫌它贵了。
Why are Sea Cucumbers so expensive? There is a reason for it, read on and you will find them worth the price.
- 海参的生长周期长
Sea Cucumber has a long growth cycle
野生海参是一种海洋棘皮动物，有着非常悠久的历史，在世界各地的海洋中都有分布。海参是一种食用价值与药用价值非常高的海洋生物，有着“海中人参”的美誉。
Wild Sea Cucumbers are a kind of marine echinoderms, distributed in the oceans around the world. Sea Cucumber is a marine organism with very high nutritional value. It has the reputation of “Ginseng of the sea”.
在优质海参主产区，人工培育的海参苗投放到深水区后自然生长，由于海水水温低，大约需要三四年的时间，才能长成成参。正因为生长周期长，这些产区的海参的营养价值更高，所以价格也贵。
In the main production area for high-quality Sea Cucumbers, farmed Sea Cucumber seedlings grow naturally after being put into deep sea areas. Due to the low sea water temperature, it takes about three to four years to mature. Because of the long growth cycle, the Sea Cucumbers in these production areas have higher nutritional value, thus the price is also higher.
- 海参的产量不稳定
Sea Cucumber production is unstable
海参对生长环境非常挑剔，也很敏感，并不是所有的海域都适合海参的生长和繁衍。在海参的生长过程中，很容易受到一些气候或者海洋原因影响，导致产量减少。比如高温，由于海参是高蛋白生物，水温过高容易发生烂臭现象。
Sea Cucumbers are very picky and sensitive to their growth environment. Not all sea areas are suitable for the growth and reproduction of Sea Cucumbers. They are easily affected by climatic or marine conditions, which can cause in reduced production. If the water temperature is too high because Sea Cucumber is a high-protein organism, it can lead to having rotten odor.
- 海参捕捞难度大
Harvesting Sea Cucumber is difficult
看过《舌尖上的中国》这档美食节目的人，应该都知道海上捕捞不容易，充满了危险和挑战。
Those who have watched the food show “China on the Tip of the Tongue” knows that fishing at sea is not easy and is full of dangers and challenges.
在中国，捕捞海参的人被称为“海猛子”、“海碰子”，他们要穿上笨重的潜水服，戴上潜水镜、护膝、护腰、棉头套，腰带上还绑着铅砣子，背着沉重的潜水设备，跳入几十米深的海底。就算海面温度舒适宜人，在海底穿得再多也会感觉凉，而且海底的可视范围极小，往往只有半米左右。
此外，海底的水压大，会让人头昏脑胀，耳朵和眼睛异常难受。有时候，海底的礁石和暗流也会给海参捕捞带来巨大的挑战，甚至是危及这些“海猛子”的生命。除此之外，遇上大风大浪天气，还不能出海捕捞海参。
In China, people who fish for Sea Cucumbers are called “sea fierce fellas” and “sea bumpers.” They wear bulky diving suits, goggles, knee pads, waist pads, and cotton hoods. Lead weights are tied to their belts. Carrying heavy diving equipment, they jumped into the bottom of the sea dozens of meters deep. Even if the sea surface temperature is comfortable and pleasant, it is much colder on the bottom of the sea, and the visibility is extremely low.
The water pressure on the bottom of the sea can cause dizziness, and the ears and eyes become very uncomfortable. Sometimes, reefs and undercurrents on the bottom of the sea can also pose a huge challenge to Sea Cucumber fishing, and even endanger the lives of these “sea fierce fellas”. In the event of heavy winds and waves, Sea Cucumbers cannot be harvested.
正因为海参捕捞不容易，工作环境恶劣，异常辛苦，而且充满风险，所以影响到了海参的价格，贵也是情理之中。也正因为如此，现在很多年轻人都不愿意从事这个工作，导致现在海参捕捞人员都是50多岁的年纪，面临“后继无人”的情况。
Because Sea Cucumber harvesting is not easy, the working environment is extremely harsh, and it is full of risks, so it affects the price of Sea Cucumbers, and it is reasonable to be expensive. Also because of this, many young people are reluctant to take up this job now, resulting in that the Sea Cucumber fishermen are all in their 50s and face the situation of “no successors”.
- 加工成本贵
Processing cost is expensive
海参从海底捞出来之后，还需要尽快进行加工，这样才能保持海参的原有品质。这也就是为什么在市场上难以见到刚打捞出来的海参。
After the Sea Cucumber is removed from the seabed, it needs to be processed as soon as possible, so as to maintain the original quality of the Sea Cucumber. Therefore, it is not very common to see freshly harvested sea cucumbers in the market.
可别小看了海参的加工成本，加工一斤干海参需要将近40斤的鲜活海参，加上雇佣工人、水电等其他费用。
Do not underestimate the processing cost of Sea Cucumbers. Processing a pound of dried Sea Cucumbers requires nearly 40 pounds of fresh Sea Cucumbers, plus the cost of hiring workers, water and electricity, etc.
- 养生功效多
Multiple health benefits
海参作为一种滋补食品，营养价值高，养生功效多。中医认为海参具有滋阴补肾、生血养血、通肠润燥等食补功效，这在许多古代医学书籍中均有相关记载。
A highly nutritious food, Sea Cucumber has high nutritional value and many health benefits. Traditional Chinese Medicine recorded that Sea Cucumber nourishes Yin and kidney, blood, and intestines.
而现代研究则表明，海参是高蛋白、低脂肪、低胆固醇食物，常吃对人体的益处有很多，比如帮助延缓衰老，促进青少年生长发育，增强身体抵抗力，促使新陈代谢，呵护心血管健康，补钙等等。
Modern research has shown that Sea Cucumbers are high-protein, low-fat, and low-cholesterol. There are multiple benefits for consuming Sea Cucumbers, such as helping to delay aging, promoting the growth and development of adolescents, enhancing immune system, aiding metabolism and cardiovascular health. It is also a Calcium supplement.
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