Falklands explore potential for small-scale commercial fishery with 20 focal species

Thursday, September 11th 2014 - 03:12 UTC

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By Dr. Deborah Davidson - The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) has been established since March 2012, and already has an expanding team of 12 employees based in Stanley (one of whom is a PhD student), five international PhD students, and three employees based in Ascension Island and one working in Saint Helena - all on various projects. Read full article

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Briton
Sounds good, lets hope it all works out for them,

just don't let you know who know,
or she will go screaming to the UN.
Sep 11th, 2014 - 01:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Did they find any Stealth Penguins? Slippery fellows, those Stealth Penguins!
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On a serious note, it's great to see this sort of important research carried out by an international team.
The Falkland Islanders leading the way.
Sep 11th, 2014 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
Well worn the time, effort and budget. Just the Sea Urchins are worth a fortune. Here in Chile it's a delicacy, but in Japan is as expensive as caviar. They buy enormous quantities from Chile each year. If you can cultivate Abalone, Oysters and Scallops... There is an amazing potential...
Sep 11th, 2014 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Don't sound very nice,
fish & chip man meself..lolk
Sep 11th, 2014 - 06:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
#4. Briton

Hard to beat a properly prepared newspaper wrap of Fish and Chips, but the Japanese pay a fortune for this exotic seafood, such as Erizos - Sea Urchins.

When you get them fresh and open them, there is many times a little softshell parasitic crab that is traditionally eaten raw, as the Urchin “tongue” is as well.
(A bit of chopped onion and parsley with lemon juice and white wine...

Could be a successful business...

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ilsen
Adore oysters, love scallops don't think I have tried Sea Urchins yet. I'm lucky to be in London at the moment, not Venezuela. I'm sure I can find them somewhere here. You can buy almost anything in London, if you can afford it!
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Chicureo
Ah, should you dare, and you have the budget for, I quite agree. You can nearly buy anything in London. Bing cherries fro Tasmania, truffles from Italy, caviar from (yes it's possible despite the embargo) Iranian Ossetra caviar...

Any really good Japanese restaurant is recommended, and it is very difficult to beat the “black edge” medium Chilean oysters are incredibly hard to beat.
Chilean “King Crab” from Punta Arenas is heaven, but 100 to 150 hundred year old Picorocos in a seafood casserole are beyond imagination.

http://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/fresh-sea-urchins-3kg/

http://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/fresh-sea-urchins-3kg/

http://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/fresh-sea-urchins-3kg/

http://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/fresh-sea-urchins-3kg/
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Benson
Had a guy from Canada who my Uncle took diving looking for urchins for their roe. He collected some samples but didn't think that the sea beds were right for urchin farming. Of course he didn't dive everywhere so there might be viable locations.
Sep 12th, 2014 - 09:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
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Thanks for all the information!
:)))
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Chicureo
ILSEN
You are very welcome!
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