California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp ...

Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat sea urchins. Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat sea urchins. To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars To save kelp forests ...

But now the mysterious decline of a key species of sea urchins poses a new threat, sparking fears this precious habitat will be increasingly choked up by fast-growing green algae. The effects on ...

We zip through cypress groves, scour the horizon for the dragon-like exhales of gray whales, scuttle down rocks like crabs and then we find it: orange starfish in tight knots, pink boulders with ...

The porcupine urchin is simultaneously a threat to the Mediterranean and a vital part of the Gulf of Eilat's marine ecosystem ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is ...

Golden Egg Sea Urchin (Uni) – right here in **Santa Barbara, California! 🌊🦀 Known for its rich, buttery texture and sweet briny flavor, Santa Barbara Uni is considered some of the best in the world.

Sea urchins multiply rapidly and can quickly lay waste to a marine environment. They are omnivores and leave little behind for other sea creatures, particularly those that rely on seaweed.

Just one 200-gram box of premium gonads can cost $100. In Japan, some sea urchins can sell for five times that. Sea urchins are one of the few seafoods still hand-harvested by divers today.

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...