Fish maw — the swim bladder of a fish — is one of the most expensive dried-seafood products in the world. A Chinese delicacy, it can fetch $450 to $1,000 per kilogram. It’s often viewed as a symbol of ...

Dried swim bladders of totoabas (also called “maw”) have been dubbed “aquatic cocaine” due to the high prices they fetch mainly in Chinese markets. Illegal trade in the swim bladder of the totoabas, ...

Fish maw, the dried or processed swim bladders of fish, and sea cucumber are both in demand for their perceived medicinal value and as luxury foods. Along with shark fin and abalone, they form the ...