Echinus esculentus, European edible sea urchin : fisheries
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Echinus esculentus   Linnaeus, 1758

European edible sea urchin

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Iceland country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 118471, 118473.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://brunnur.stjr.is/interpro/sjavarutv/english.nsf/pages/front
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reid, D.M., 1935
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Riccio di mare atlantico, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Echinoidea | Camarodonta | Echinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 96312).  Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945); 81°N - 38°N, 43°W - 30°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic: From Svalbard, UK and the Faeroes, east to the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat to Finnmark, Norway, north to Greenland and Iceland and south to Portugal. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.6 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 101443); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 101443)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It is found on the upper subtidal, and intertidally on low spring tides from depths of 0 to 100 meters. They graze and feed on a variety of plant and animal material (Ref. 96312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Small eggs, seasonally produced, spawning varies with latitude (Ref. 96312).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 12.4, mean 10.3 (based on 538 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 5.08 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 12%; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 0.04 [48.48, 67.17] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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