Welcome to the 36 Month and final URCHIN project newsletter describing the project activities between (and including) November 2017 and April 2018. We hope you have enjoyed the URCHIN project newsletters over the past 3 years. We will continue to post publications and occasional updates on related sea urchin activities in the future so this…
In March 2016 the ‘Sea Urchin Fishing Techniques Report’ was published on the URCHIN project website. This report has now been revised to include an Appendix which describes a novel harvesting system that was tested in Norway in 2017. A Norwegian SME (Pure Arctic AS) developed the harvesting system and we believe it is an…
This Factsheet summarises the regulatory and logistical requirements for sea urchin fishing in the NPA countries (Norway, Iceland, Ireland and Greenland). Many of these regulations are based on EU regulations and so they will most likely apply to other EU countries also. We intend for the Factsheet to be used by potential SME and stakeholders…
Welcome to the 30 Month URCHIN newsletter describing the project activities between (and including) May 2017 and October 2017. The contents of the newsletter include the activities of the various project partners over the last 6 months and a brief summary of what to expect in the URCHIN project over the upcoming final 6 months.…
A report titled ‘Markets for Sea Urchins: A Review of Global Supply and Markets’ has been published by Matis in Iceland. The report summary is as follows: Worldwide the supply of sea urchins has diminished in the last few years, from the peak landings of about 120 thousand tonnes in 1995 to the current levels…
This was combined workshop between the EU URCHIN project funded by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Program (coordinated by Nofima) and the ECOURCHIN project funded by Framsenter (coordinated by NIVA). The workshop was titled ‘Possibilities and pitfalls in the development of a sea urchin industry in Norway’. The aim was to determine ’why Norway does…
Over the final 9 months of the URCHIN project there will be a stakeholder seminar held in Oslo, Norway and a final project meeting which is yet to be finalised. If you would like to attend the seminar in Oslo please contact the project leader for further details. Regards Phil James (Project Coordinator)
Welcome to the 24 Month URCHIN newsletter describing the project activities between (and including) November 2016 and April 2017. The contents of the newsletter include the activities of the various project partners over the last 6 months and a brief summary of what to expect in the URCHIN project over the final 6-12 months of…
This report is a continuation of the previous URCHIN report (Sea Urchin Fishing techniques, Nofima Report 15/2016) which described the various fishing techniques available worldwide. The current report gives a generic cost/benefit analysis for the various fishing techniques in the NPA and makes recommendations on the optimal fishing techniques in each country. Report_8-2017
The publication titled ‘Efficiency of trap type, soak time and bait type and quantities for harvesting the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller) in Norway’ has recently been published and provides extensive information on the trapping trials undertaken in Northern Norway. Read the article