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California’s Underwater Forests Are Being Eaten by ‘Cockroaches of the Ocean’
- maerF0x0 8y agoBasically we killed all the things that kept these purple urchins in check (otters and big starfish), so purple urchin population was able to grow unchecked and it devoured all the kelp. Now we blame climate change. Seems like we screwed this one up a long time ago.
- kazinator 8y agoAre these things edible, and good quality? Can we serve this urchin on a rice ball as uni sashimi?
- SllX 8y agoI don’t know the answer to your question. I just wanted to point out that I appreciate this comment because it recognizes the easiest way to get a pest problem under control is for humans to consume it in vast quantities. If the answer to your question is “yes”, and in fact if they are even delicious, then we’ll have those urchins extinct in no time.
- beatgammit 8y agoI don't know about those urchins in particular, but I had urchin in Korea (fresh caught by a diver) and it was pretty delicious. I'd check on the particular species and obviously avoid catching them in polluted areas.
- sieabahlpark 8y agoWhat a shitty website. Can't even get the page to load without the text shifting and disappearing.