_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: aminur1963@gmail.com, amin2019@just.edu.bd; Annual Research & Review in Biology 35(7): 84-101, 2020; Article no.ARRB.59418 ISSN: 2347-565X, NLM ID: 101632869 Status, Prospects and Market Potentials of the Sea Cucumber Fisheries with Special Reference on Their Proper Utilization and Trade M. Aminur Rahman 1,2* , Saddam Hossain Chowdhury 2 , Md. Jahidul Hasan 3 , Md. Habibur Rahman 1 , Syeda Maksuda Yeasmin 1 , Nawshin Farjana 1 , Md. Habibur Rahman Molla 4 and Md. Shamim Parvez 5 1 Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore-7408, Bangladesh. 2 World Fisheries University Pilot Programme, Pukyong National University (PKNU), 365 Sinseon-ro, Nam-gu, Busan-48547, Korea. 3 Department of Fisheries, Fish Inspection and Quality Control, Matshaya Bhaban, Boyara, Khulna-9200, Bangladesh. 4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 5 Earth Solution Ltd., House # 33, Road # 4, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ARRB/2020/v35i730250 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Ibrahim Farah, Jackson State University, United States of America. Reviewers: (1) Kamila Foguesatto, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil. (2) Poonam Singhal, St. Ann's College for Women, India. (3) Junianita Fridianova Sopamena, University of Pattimura, Indonesia. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/59418 Received 18 May 2020 Accepted 24 July 2020 Published 01 August 2020 ABSTRACT Sea cucumbers belonging to the phylum Echinodermata are important marine invertebrates, generally occur in the sandy substrates and rocky shores near the bottom of sea. This review work has been attempted to make an interlink between biological and socio-economical perspectives of sea cucumber because of the high demand in the present world. The outer body part of sea Review Article