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URCHIN

Utilisation of the Arctic Sea Urchin Resource. URCHIN. Priority Axis 1.1: Increased innovation and transfer of new technology to SME’s in remotely or sparely populated areas. Project partners: Nofima (Norway) Matis (Iceland) University of Highlands and Islands

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URCHIN

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  1. Utilisation of the Arctic Sea Urchin Resource URCHIN Priority Axis 1.1: Increased innovation and transfer of new technology to SME’s in remotely or sparely populated areas Project partners: • Nofima (Norway) • Matis (Iceland) • University of Highlands and Islands NAFC / SAMS (Scotland) Commercial partners: • Royal Greenland (Greenland) • Thirosholmiehf (Iceland) • Arctic Caviar (Norway) Associated Partner: • HolarUniversity College (Iceland) Future Partners? Project Vision: To establish a sustainable, reliable and lucrative sea urchin fishery in the Northern Periphery and Arctic Area.

  2. Green Sea Urchin(Strongylocentrotusdroebachiensis) • World seaurchinfisheriesdeclining for most species (overfishing) • World demand for urchin • products is increasing • Increasingvalue • Arctic area has huge untapped • natural stocksofseaurchins • Norwegian example: • - 80 billion individual urchins • - estimatesbetween 50,000t • and 150,000t harvestable • qualityurchins • - excludinglowquality • - Greater NPA area?

  3. Value ofproject to NPA area • S. droebachiensisis a very high valuespecies • Wide distribution and biomass in NPA area • NPA areacouldbecomethelargestsupplierofseaurchins in theworld • Remote areas and harshenvironmentalconditions present a numberofchallenges WorkPackages: WP1: Fishing methods in Arctic area WP2: Sustainablefisheriesmanagement WP3: Roe enhancementofpoorqualityurchins WP4: Holdingand transport WP5: Marketing and distributionnetworks WP6: Legislationissues WP7: Coordinationof R & D and SME’s Priority Axis 1.1: Increased innovation and transfer of new technology to SME’s in remotely or sparely populated areas

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