Sea cucumbers are invertebrates that have been marketed legally and illegally for years in Colombia. Little is known of these species, and there is hardly any biological, ecological or market information on the population of the species under commercial exploitation. We present information on the sea cucumbers of the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with data on the fishery, fishermen, trade, species of interest, nutritional contents and reproductive characteristics. We report new species for the Caribbean and conclude with the importance of initiating a management plan for the Colombian fishery resource.