British Columbia is known around the world for clean, pristine waters and it is in these conditions that experienced divers individually select and handpick each sea cucumber. They are sent to the surface and immediately sliced, drained and stored for delivery to a dock and then on to a registered processing plant. At the dock the third party monitor weighs the product and deducts its total from the individual quota thus insuring no over fishing in any given area. At the processing plant the muscle is removed from the skin and vacuum packed and frozen while the skin is cooked and packed for shipment. Each step of the process is carefully monitored and controlled to insure that the highest regulatory standards are met.