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How Do You Stop an Invasive Species? Try Eating It.
Around the same time, a marine heat wave arrived and warmed the water for years, stunting kelp growth and reproduction. Sunflower sea stars — the giants of sea stars, with up to 21 limbs — eat sea ...
A citizen quest to find sea stars along the San Diego coast can help scientists better understand biodiversity
The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego's coastline, giving tide poolers one more chance this month to ...
Sweet, Creamy, Rich In Umami: Savor Uni And Help Save The Ocean
Uni, or sea urchin, is a precious culinary delicacy at sushi restaurants and beyond. However, its population overgrowth is ...
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UCSC researchers dive into new conservation approach to protect and expand remaining kelp forests
Sea urchins are kelp’s main predators and love to chomp on kelp’s leaflike ... Malnourished, their reproductive organs stop developing, which is the only part of the urchin that predators eat. No ...
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New report shows how Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled
One of the biggest drivers in bull kelp loss appears to be a boom in purple sea urchin populations. The urchins multiplied around the time a mysterious disease decimated sea star populations ...
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Scientists learn how to ‘grow’ endangered starfish
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last decade, California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check. The sunflower sea star is a ...
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United Effort to Protect Threatened Giant Kelp Forests
Marine scientists will be working with coastal industries, communities and Tasmanian Aboriginal communities on a ...
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How do you ‘grow’ an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) For the last decade, California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check. The sunflower ...