Grant Award View - GA4916

The Huon Urchin Alliance is a proposed Huon Valley supply chain partnership for provision of processed urchin to Marusui (Japanese importer). Outputs of the proposed RJIP project are: An initial base workforce of at least ten (new) local FTEs; Tasmanian expertise in producing uni for the Japanese market from both Centrostephanus rodgersii (pest species) and Heliocidaris erythrogramma (native species); A financially viable supply chain operating on urchin wild-catch; An operational demonstration urchin ranch - Heliocidaris erythrogramma; Development of Tasmanian aquaponic (seaweed-urchin) husbandry of Heliocidaris erythrogramma; Forward planning for a proof-of-concept Tasmanian urchin hatchery for long term industry growth.