|  | This is the Grand Hale fish plant. It is the newest 
sea urchin plant on the coast. | 
  |  | This is a sea urchin cracked in half.The first step in 
processing the urchin. | 
  |  | The plant workers scoop out the pieces of roe. | 
 
 |  | The sea urchin roe is washed in a plastic tray. This 
washes away the guts and seaweed that they eat. | 
  
|  | The Grand hale fish plant processing sea urchins. | 
 
 |  | Francis at Grand hale doing another very fine job of final 
inspection before the sea urchin roe is box for it's final flight to Japan.  | 
 
 |  | Sea urchin roe as a finished product ready for restaurants 
and grocery stores. | 
  |  | The final packing before the flight across the Pacific 
ocean to Asia. | 
  |  | This is the lady at Grand Hale that makes all of the processing 
come together. | 
  |  | Spencer and Francis, two great guys. | 
 
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