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Article: Fisherman's new friend; The humble sea urchin is poised to become a lucrative seafood export.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- December 28, 2001
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Byline: GAVIN MADELEY
THEY are small, colourful and covered in menacing spines.
But the unappetisingly spiky shell of the humble sea urchin protects what is rapidly becoming one of Scotland's most lucrative exports.
The roe of these primitive creatures has been a sought-after delicacy since Roman times, rivalling the culinary appeal of the finest caviar.
Now, as worldwide sturgeon stocks verge on extinction, Scottish fish farmers hope to cash in on the burgeoning international market in sea urchins, worth [pound]200million a year.
Using techniques developed by scientists in the deep sea lochs of North-West Sutherland, one ...