About Us
20+ years experience in the Sea Cucumber industry
CEO of Echinoderm Ltd, Brian Inns, has 20+ years of experience in the Sea Cucumber industry.
Brian started working as a diver harvesting Sea Cucumber on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia and also worked in the Australia’s Northern Territory and the Kimberly Region in Western Australia. He worked his way up to skipper, running a small fleet of processing fishing boats. Since 2011 he has put his focus into New Zealand.
Brian saw the option to purchase a processing factory in Blenheim of Export standard and hopes to continue the growth of his successful companies. He has worked with many different species of Sea Cucumber (tropical and cold water) and built up a broad knowledge of handling the product from start to finish to produce premium quality.
"We are committed to maintaining a sustainable Sea Cucumber fishing industry here in New Zealand by rotating fishing areas annually using selected fishing methods"
– Brian Inns, Managing Director
100% Wild Caught Premium NZ Sea Cucumber
Buy New Zealand Made direct from the source
Our Fleet
FV Triton: 12m (Trawler)
Te Aroha: 16.2m (Trawl Vessel)
We are committed to maintaining a sustainable Sea Cucumber fishing industry here in New Zealand by rotating fishing areas annually using selected fishing methods.
Our Quota
NZ Quality dive & trawl caught product
Echinoderm NZ owns Sea Cucumber quota in the pristine waters of Marlborough Sounds, Tasman/Golden Bay area West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand and on the West and East coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
