How a Seafloor Blob Became Mexico’s ‘Black Gold’ A frenzy for sea cucumbers, driven by demand in Asia, has brought populations near collapse in the waters off the Yucatán Peninsula. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Raye Montague, the Navy’s ‘Hidden Figure’ Ship Designer, Dies at 83Dr. William Shearer, Who Treated the ‘Bubble Boy,’ Dies at 81Remembering the Moon Landing, Nearly 50 Years Later: ‘We Were All Completely Silent’Matter: Researchers Explore a Cancer Paradox47,000 Ticks on a Moose, and That’s Just Average. Blame Climate Change.Trilobites: With Piranha-Like Teeth, This Prehistoric Predator Never Bit Off More Than It Could Chew