The aim of the project was to build a foundation to expand abalone production in Iceland. The international market has grown incredibly during the last 10-15 years and will continue to grow. Currently, S��b��li has built an aquafarm in Eyrarbakki and ��orl��ksh��fn and grow small scale abalone animals to market size. At the beginning of the project the farm had a capacity to produce 70 tonnes/year into a global market of 150 000 tons in total. The long-term plan of S��b��li is to build a sustainable aquaculture industry in Iceland by building standardised production units in other parts of Iceland. In order for this to happen, certain technical barriers to upscaling had to be resolved and a "state-of-the-art" standard production facility had to be designed. Furthermore, the aim was to examine the wholesomeness of the product as well as to assess the environmental impact of the production. Finally, it was intended to establish communication with Icelandic consumers, restaurants and stakeholders, as well as marketing measures abroad. The project was carried out by S��b��li, Mat��s, the University of Iceland and Centra. _____ Markmi�� verkefnisins var a�� byggja grunn til a�� skala upp s��eyrnaeldi �� ��slandi. Heimsmarka��urinn hefur vaxi�� me�� undraver��um h��tti undanfarin 10-15 ��r og allt bendir til a�� v��xtur ver��i ��fram. S��b��li hefur n�� byggt upp a��st����u �� Eyrabakka fyrir ��frameldi og ��orl��ksh��fn fyrir undaneldi og frj��vganir. Vi�� upphaf verkefnisins var framlei��sla inn �� marka�� �� fyrstu stigum en eldisst����in hefur framlei��slugetu upp �� 70 tonn/��ri inn �� heimsmarka�� sem telur amk 150 ����sund tonn. Langt��mamarkmi�� S��b��lis er a�� byggja upp sj��lfb��ran eldisi��na�� �� ��slandi me�� ��v�� a�� byggja upp sta��la��ar framlei��slu eininingar v����ar �� ��slandi. Til ��ess a�� svo ver��i ��urfti a�� leysa ��kve��nar t��knilegar hindrandir fyrir uppsk��lun og ��t fr�� ��v�� hanna ���state-of-the-art��� sta��la�� framlei��sluh��s. Ennfremur var markmi��i�� a�� kanna hollustu og heiln��mi afur��anna ��samt ��v�� a�� meta umhverfis��hrif framlei��slunar. A�� lokum var ����tla�� koma �� samskiptum vi�� ��slenska neytendur, veitingasta��i og hagsmunaa��ila ��samt marka��sa��ger��um erlendis. A�� verkefninu st����u S��b��li, Mat��s, H��sk��li ��slands og Centra.

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