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2nd edition of FAO's guide on "Commercially important sea cucumbers of the World” has now been published and a new "Technical note" summarizing the knowledge of North Atlantic sea cucumber C. frondosa

Two strategic documents related to sea cucumbers have recently been published. More information and links to the documents can be found here.

Oct 16, 2023

Course in sea cucumber aquaculture organized by company WANGUMAQUA SLU in the Canary islands

One of HOLOSUSTAIN's external stakeholders - company WANGUMAQUA, Spain, is organizing a physical course in July 2023 in sea cucumber aquaculture.

Apr 11, 2023

The last newsletter for the 2nd project year is now online

Our dissemination partner NCE Blue Legasea has now released the fourth newsletter of the project. Meet Margareth Kjerstad, R&D Manager and new partner C Food Norway.

Mar 10, 2023

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Welcome to HOLOSUSTAIN

HOLOSUSTAIN will develop a platform for North Atlantic collaboration on novel potential food, biotechnological and biomedical applications derived from sea cucumbers, focusing on the species currently available to the partners from the different consortium countries (Norway, Iceland, Canada).

Funding Body: Nordic Atlantic Cooperation

Duration: May 2019 - May 2023

Total Funding: 600 000 DKK

Coordinator: Møreforsking Ålesund, Norway

Consortium:

MatÌs (Iceland);
Aurora Seafood EHF (Iceland);
Memorial University, Mercier Lab (Canada);
NCE Blue Legasea cluster (Norway);
Quin-Sea Fisheries (Canada)

The project’s vision is to establish a world-leading cluster-type platform for innovation in the sustainable exploitation of North Atlantic sea cucumber species.

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SEA CUCUMBER PUBLIC OPINION QUESTIONNAIRE

We will be grateful for your help in evaluating the interest of society in these animals and the possible uses of the bycatches for food development.

Thank you in advance for your help!
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