Division of Food Production and Society
OceanGreen: Maximizing Economic Value through Restored Kelp Forests and Sustainable Fisheries
End: dec 2026
Start: dec 2023
The OceanGreen project aims to restore and protect kelp forests along the Norwegian coast, develop sea urchin removal technologies, and create commercially viable products from harvested sea urchins. It focuses on kelp forest restoration, scalable technologies, sea urchin utilisation, collaboration, and coastal community revitalisation.
Ava Ocean is the project owner, you'll find a link to their their project-site on the left side of this page.
| Status | Active |
| Start - end date | 31.12.2023 - 30.12.2026 |
| Project manager | Dagny Elise Anastasiou |
| Project manager at Nibio | Ralf Rautenberger |
| Division | Division of Food Production and Society |
| Department | Biomarine resource valorisation |
Work packages include kelp forest restoration, sea urchin removal and reuse, business model development, and system analysis. Project partners collaborate to implement solutions, evaluate ecosystem impacts, develop harvesting methods, explore sea urchin-derived products, quantify value chains, and identify revenue streams. Competencies required include harvesting technology, scaling strategies, processing optimisation, and by-product utilisation. Citizen science, project management, education, communication, and regulatory analysis are also involved. The project drives Norway's green shift, promotes sustainable resource utilisation, safeguards industries, and creates economic growth and employment. It aims for a value chain encompassing ecosystems, the economy, and communities, contributing to biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, economic growth, and societal engagement. The OceanGreen project positions Norway as a leader in green innovation, fostering kelp restoration, technology development, market creation, collaboration, and economic growth for a sustainable and resilient future.