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===Agriculture=== | ===Agriculture=== | ||
Agriculture is mostly impossible on Nauta Normand, however the Royal Botanical Gardens of Elyse are a large botanical garden, which also operates as a museum, as well as a large farm for low growing {{wp|calcifuge}}. The plants are harvested and dried or their oils are extracted and are sold to pharmaceutical companies and cosmetic companies for use in their products. | Agriculture is mostly impossible on Nauta Normand, however the Royal Botanical Gardens of Elyse are a large botanical garden, which also operates as a museum, as well as a large farm for low growing {{wp|calcifuge}}. The plants are harvested and dried or their oils are extracted and are sold to pharmaceutical companies and cosmetic companies for use in their products. | ||
There are minor farms that work in cold resist crops which include potatoes, carrots, turnips, and cabbage, but they are only a small portion of the total food market on Nauta Normand. | |||
There are some greenhouses that were established in the 1970s and '80s where some food for sustenance is grown to ensure that there is a balance of vegetable fiber and nutrients in the diets of those in Nauta Normand, however these are very expensive to operate and the food grown in these hydroponic greenhouses is typically more expensive than that imported from [[Kiravia]]. As such, This food is heavily subsidized by the government to try to enforce its competitive competitiveness in the grocery market and large swabs of land in the southern islands have been dedicated to this process. These greenhouses were nationalized in the late 1990s because the private owners and co-ops who had initially started them could not afford to maintain them. Since the 2020s additional technology has been engaged, specifically the use of AI, to ensure that these greenhouses are as efficient as possible This is allowed the price to come down marginally, but it is still a cost center for the government. | There are some greenhouses that were established in the 1970s and '80s where some food for sustenance is grown to ensure that there is a balance of vegetable fiber and nutrients in the diets of those in Nauta Normand, however these are very expensive to operate and the food grown in these hydroponic greenhouses is typically more expensive than that imported from [[Kiravia]]. As such, This food is heavily subsidized by the government to try to enforce its competitive competitiveness in the grocery market and large swabs of land in the southern islands have been dedicated to this process. These greenhouses were nationalized in the late 1990s because the private owners and co-ops who had initially started them could not afford to maintain them. Since the 2020s additional technology has been engaged, specifically the use of AI, to ensure that these greenhouses are as efficient as possible This is allowed the price to come down marginally, but it is still a cost center for the government. | ||
The crops grown in these greenhouses are chosen for their nutrient density specifically plants like potatoes | The crops grown in these greenhouses are chosen for their nutrient density specifically plants like potatoes, lettuce, spinach, kale, broccoli, as well as cauliflower, and certain types of legumes. Potatoes in particular were abandoned after nationalization in the early 2000s because of a glut of potatoes imported by [[Canespa]] and [[Kiravia]] was able to make them not cost efficient and allow the people of now to Normand to have easy plentiful and cheap access to that plant. | ||
===Tourism and hospitality=== | ===Tourism and hospitality=== | ||
Tourism is a minor part of now to Norman's economy but it does have a couple of key factors. There are a number of boreal tours operated out of the islands that specifically focus on glacier tours and boreal sea life watching. Recreation on the islands for tourists are based around snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog-sledding, boreal exploration as well as big game hunting specifically for walruses and seals. There are a series of small resorts on the island that are focused on the eco tourism set. | |||
=== | ===Mineral extraction=== | ||
Mineral extraction used to be a primary focus for the island of now to Normand however the singular iron mine in the area became non-profitable in the 1980s and has since been closed. There are minor oil and gas deposits within the economic exclusion zone of the islands which were heavily exploited from the 1960s until the early 2000s. They have since dried up and while there is a small economic sector around oil and gas extraction, this has been reduced down to only two rigs in the current day. All of the output of these two rigs goes directly to the thermal power plant on the island but additional fuel is imported to meet the demands of power. | |||
===Fishing, fisheries, and hunting=== | ===Fishing, fisheries, and hunting=== | ||
Fishing and whaling account for 75% of the economic activity by value on Nauta Normand. | Fishing and whaling account for 75% of the economic activity by value on Nauta Normand. The predominant fish caught in the area are cod herring and halibut which make up 80% of the fish caught in the economic exclusion zone of the islands. Most of the fish is exported and the primary export markets are [[Kiravia]], [[Faneria]], [[Yonderre]], and [[Burgundie]]. | ||
Most of this fishing occurs outside of the economic exclusion zone of the islands by the distant-water fishing fleet stationed on the island. These deep sea trawlers operate in international waters and are not regulated by any laws or treaties. They work primarily in the [[Coscivian Sea]], the [[Kilikas Sea]], the northern [[Ocean of Odoneru]], and the [[Albion Sea]]. These areas are also used by the wailing Fleet stations on the island. This fleet primarily hunts for wright whales, humpback whales, and sperm whales. The whale blubber, meat, and oil are sold all over the world to willing markets. | |||
====Aquaculture==== | ====Aquaculture==== | ||
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File:Burg fish pics 06.jpg | File:Burg fish pics 06.jpg | ||
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Due to international backlash around overfishing in the 1990s and early 2000s, a lot of money and infrastructure was invested into aquaculture, specifically sustainable technologies. Aquaculture now makes up almost 20% of all of the fish exported from the islands. Aquaculture continues to be an area of investigation and investment for the islands. The primary fish grown by the aquaculture sector is cod and halibut. | |||
===Artisanal/heritage industries=== | ===Artisanal/heritage industries=== | ||
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The northern coastal communities of Oilieur, Norville, Cotecress all engage in the legally protected heritage seal and walrus hunting industry. They do it for the meat, blubber, skins, and walrus tusks. A limited number of tourists can also hunt them as big game. | The northern coastal communities of Oilieur, Norville, Cotecress all engage in the legally protected heritage seal and walrus hunting industry. They do it for the meat, blubber, skins, and walrus tusks. A limited number of tourists can also hunt them as big game. | ||
On average they hunt and process | On average they hunt and process 470 tones of meat and blubber. | ||
====Furrier==== | ====Furrier==== | ||