Ranching sea urchins, RAS shrimp production and land-based seaweed cultivation were among the ventures pitched to potential investors at Fish 2.0’s meeting in California this week.
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Sea urchins don"t immediately come to mind when thinking of the variety of delectable goods we farm from the seas, but they soon might be.
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Protecting and restoring the world’s kelp forests, one sea urchin at a time.
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Pilot project underway in Departure Bay determines if farming commercially viable.
Urchinomics aims to preserve sea plants and boost rural communities while tapping into a lucrative market.
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A Memorial researcher is investigating a new opportunity he hopes will help diversify the range of seafood produced in Newfoundland and Labrador for worldwide distribution.
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An experiment in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay is testing whether sea urchin farming could be the next big industry on our coast.
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What do First Nation villages in Quebec, barren kelp beds in Western Australia, Japanese seafood giant Mitsubishi, and a Norwegian investment firm all have in common?
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Across the worlds oceans, sea urchins are on the march and thats not a good thing. Reports on how a new system of population management can stem a damaging swell in numbers while meeting a growing demand for their you-know-whats.
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Did you know that we won the prestigious Minister of Fisheries Award in Japan?!
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Scientists hope a new pilot project will show that a sustainable, spiny seafood could be British Columbia’s next big export.
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Federal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, with at least six pilot studies using Norwegian technology that proponents hope will turn "zombie" urchins which can denude kelp beds into profitable seafood.
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Along the coastlines of southeastern Australia, and far beyond, a silent, unstoppable menace is wreaking havoc, turning lifegiving undersea kelp forests into barren wastes.
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Infestations of long-spined sea urchins in Australia's east coast are being dealt with by a firm aiming to turn them into a lucrative industry.
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