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Does a trepang live in the river or the ocean?
The trepang does not live in rivers. I have researched this question and the answer is that they live in the OCEAN.
What did the macassans trade?
They traded trepang (sea cucumber), rice and tobacco.
Why did the Macassar people explore Australia?
The Macassar people, or Macassans, did not really "explore" Australia, but they sought sea slugs, or trepang, along the northern coast of the continent. Trepang was a delicacy which they could trade with other people.
Why did the Macassans travel each year to Australia?
The Macassans werer the people ofye area now known as Indonesia. Hundreds of years before Europeans even discovered Australia, the Macassans came to the shores of Northern Australia to hunt for trepang, or sea slugs. These were considered a delicacy, and could be traded with other cultures.
What foods did macassan people eat?
They traded trepang (sea cucumber), rice and tobacco.
Why did macassar people sail to the north coast of Australia as early as 1500?
Several hundred years ago, the Macassar people, or Macassans (from modern-day Indonesia), frequented Australia's north coast to gather sea-slugs, or trepang, from along the shoreline. Trepang was a delicacy which they traded with other people.
What is the prize sea cucumber in the market?
The prized sea cucumber in the market is often the "trepang," which is highly valued in Asian cuisines and traditional medicine, particularly in China. Trepang is sought after for its nutritional benefits, including high protein content and various bioactive compounds. Its market price can vary significantly based on species, quality, and processing methods, with some varieties fetching hundreds of dollars per kilogram. The demand for trepang has led to overfishing concerns, making sustainable harvesting practices increasingly important.
What is the name of a Large sea cucumber found in tropical Oriental seas the body walls used as a food Chinese and Japanese?
trepang
What was Australia first used as?
Australia was first used as a penal colony by the British.It depends upon the context. The first European use of Australia was as a penal colony and free settlement by the British.However, apart from the indigenous aboriginal population, Australia was first used as gathering grounds for trepang, or sea-slugs, by the Macassan traders, because trepang was a prized delicacy in China.
How did the sea cucumber get its name?
The sea cucumber (also known as trepang, bêche-de-mer, balate, or ambiguously, sea slug).
Who were the first people to find Australia?
Australian Aborigines were the first to find Australia and settle there.If the question is not in relation to the original indigenous people:The Asian people visited the northern coast regularly for hundreds of years before Europeans set foot on the continent, to collect sea-slugs (trepang), a valued delicacy in Asia.The first recorded Europeans to find Australia were the Dutch. The best known among them were Willem Jansz (1606)and Dirk Hartog (1616),
Are there any large cats native to Australia?
No. Cats are not native to Australia. It is believed that they first arrived with some of the Asian and Macassan traders who sought sea slugs (trepang) off the northern coast of Australia, about 500 years ago.
