Purple sea urchins plague California, Oregon coasts

AP ^ | October 24, 2019 | GILLIAN FLACCUS and TERENCE CHEA

[yesthatjallen]

...scientists in California are partnering with a private business to collect the over-abundant purple urchins and “ranch” them in a controlled environment for ultimate sale to a global seafood market.

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One company, Urchinomics, is already working on urchin ranching projects in Japan, Canada and California and sees a future where the overwhelming demand for wild urchin roe is replaced by a taste for human-raised purple urchins collected from the seafloor, allowing kelp forests to rebound.

A business opportunity.

[kosciusko51]

The boogeyman is climate change, again...

[dinodino]

Yum...send them my way!

[NohSpinZone]

How is this possible with all the sushi joints around the world? The eggs are such a delicacy not to mention the meat.

[cnsmom]

Too bad California can’t figure out a way to make a drug from it. Problem solved.

[FirstFlaBn]

Sounds like they could use a timely oil spill to reduce the population.

[Da Coyote]

That’s nothing compared to the threat of blue progressives who plague California and Oregon.

[Tax-chick]

Will this be followed by a sea otter population explosion?

[Ingtar]

Are they radioactive?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“That’s nothing compared to the threat of blue progressives who plague California and Oregon.”

It’s like Blade 2. Now there is a vampire killing other vampires.

[Honest Nigerian]

For anyone who believes in evolution why is this a problem?
Survival of the ones that survive (or so they say).

[Buckeye McFrog]

Purple Sea Urchins. Didn’t they used to open for Strawberry Alarm Clock?

[TexasGator]

“How is this possible with all the sushi joints around the world? “

Read the article?

[ConservativeMind]

Good point.

[Bringbackthedraft]

They’re gonna need bigger Otters.

[katana]

Of course. It causes EVERYTHING, don't-cha-know.

Meanwhile, the Japanese will probably take as many of the little spiny ba$tards for the eggs (Uni) as can be collected. An acquired taste delicacy.

[Maceman]

SAVE THE PURPLE SEA URCHINS!

[NohSpinZone]

Yep, yep, yep. Read too fast the first time. They’re starving so do not produce healthy-enough eggs.

[Red Badger]

Eat them.............................

[Maceman]

SAVE THE PURPLE SEA URCHINS!