The URCHIN project (2015 – 2018) was a transnational project financed by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Program (2014-2020) that provided a robust platform for innovation, the creation of new technology and dissemination of new and existing technology and knowledge to SME’s, research institutes, businesses, government agencies and other relevant stakeholders throughout the participating countries. The goal was to stimulate the creation of a sustainable, lucrative and economically beneficial sea urchin industry in the NPA region.