sea urchins

Business Feb 5, 2019

Australia finds a ready Japan market for 'pest' sea urchin

by Anna Watanabe

The island of Tasmania has long been renowned for producing some of Australia's tastiest seafood. But when warming seas allowed a foreign species of sea urchin to move farther south, devastating valuable fisheries, local businesses tried to innovate and ended up fostering a new industry ...

National Apr 19, 2018

Sea urchin imports from Tasmania growing popular on second try in Japan

Sea urchins caught off the Australian island of Tasmania are gradually becoming popular in Japan, competing with local fare mainly from Hokkaido. While imports have been limited to those from such countries as Russia, Tasmanian sea urchins started arriving at Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale food market ...