Kita-Sanriku Factory and Yanmar Launch Pilot Project for Land-Based Sea Urchin Aquaculture
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., and Kita-Sanriku Factory Co., Ltd. launched a full-scale pilot project on April 1, 2025, to develop a land-based sea urchin aquaculture system aimed at addressing "Isoyake", or coastal ocean desertification.
The project is part of Japan’s Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program, which was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in October 2024. The project, with a total budget of 920 million yen (approximately USD 6.2 million), will focus on scalable, short-term aquaculture technology...
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