Sea Urchins

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

From its role as a breeding ground for biodiversity to its role in carbon sequestration or serving as a foundation to vital fish stocks such as cod, Norway’s kelp forests deliver a multitude of ecosystem services. On 9 January 2026…

13th January 2026

New outdoor exhibition showcases kelp restoration in Norway

13th January 2026

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Yanmar Holdings and Kita-Sanriku Factory have launched a pilot project to develop a land-based sea urchin aquaculture system tackling coastal ocean desertification. Supported by Japan’s SBIR programme, the project includes a JPY 920 million budget and a new facility in…

15th May 2025

Kita-Sanriku Factory, Yanmar launch pilot project for land-based sea urchin farming

15th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A regenerative fishery and kelp restoration project in the Tromsø area of Northern Norway, led by ocean technology and seafood company Ava Ocean AS, has received official endorsement from the United Nations Decade of…

22nd January 2025

UN endorsement for urchin fishery, kelp restoration project

22nd January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Fishermen in Japan are safeguarding blue carbon ecosystems such as seaweed beds to restore the environment and bring back marine life. 

15th November 2024

Reviving Japan’s seas through environmental conservation

15th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Urchinomics has struck a pair of partnership deals aimed at restoring kelp forests and mitigating the decline in wild sea urchin populations.

26th July 2024

Urchinomics teams up to keep sea urchins on the menu

26th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Urchin ranching and kelp restoration venture Urchinomics has announced Mawae Morton is to become a senior advisor for Aotearoa and take on the role of non-executive chair for the region.

15th May 2024

Urchinomics appointment enhances NZ operations

15th May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Urchin ranching and kelp restoration venture Urchinomics has appointed Maru Samuels as its new in-country lead for New Zealand. In this newly-established role, Samuels will spearhead the development of urchin ranching operations using…

1st May 2024

Urchinomics appoints New Zealand lead

1st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Restorative aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region has been boosted with the announcement of the first Mediterranean Restorative Aquaculture Centre in La Rapita, Catalonia, Spain. Due to open by the…

24th April 2024

First restorative aquaculture centre for the Mediterranean

24th April 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Much in the same way that the restorative agriculture movement is looking to increasingly nurture and restore terrestrial food production systems that deliver positive environmental impacts, in the water, restorative and regenerative…

21st August 2023

Optimising restorative aquaculture

21st August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has established this year’s catch quota for its giant squid (Dosidicus Gigas) resource at 420,000 tonnes, with the objective of guaranteeing a sustainable use of the species.

7th June 2023

Peru lowers giant squid quota

7th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Plans to mobilise US$100 million to safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade have been laid out by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

13th April 2023

MSC ups sustainability drive by $100m

13th April 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has taken a strategic equity stake in Urchinomics, an aquaculture venture that turns ecologically-destructive sea urchins into high-valued seafood, which in turn helps restore dwindling kelp forests.

20th January 2023

Cadman buys into urchins

20th January 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Urchinomics, a Norwegian sea urchin ranching operation has been formally endorsed by the United Nations as an Ocean Decade action, one of only three commercial ventures worldwide to be selected

21st March 2022

Pioneering urchin farming

21st March 2022