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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Year in review June: City gets sued and problems at Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica grappled with significant business changes and community developments in June, while celebrating diversity and addressing public safety concerns. Macerich Co. defaulted on the Santa ...
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Erika's Favorites: Transforming local kelp into burgers and beauty products
OKAY, SWITCH TOTES. THEY BUY THEIR KELP SEED SPOOLS FROM ATLANTIC SEA FARMS BECAUSE THEY DON’T SELL BACK THEIR HARVEST. THEY HANG IT IN A NEARBY GREENHOUSE NOT TO EAT, BUT TO USE IN FACIAL OIL.
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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 ...
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Braving sharks and urchins: Scientists are growing kelp one forest at a time
Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California’s kelp forests — underwater cathedrals of green and gold that nearly vanished from the north coast a ...
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How do you ‘grow’ an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out
For the past 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 big starfish ...
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North Korea's Kim lauds new fish farm, calls for regional development
The farm, designed to grow and process scallops, kelp, sea cucumbers and sea urchins among others, was a centrepiece of Kim's "Regional Development 20×10 Policy" aimed at building modernised ...
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Sunflower sea stars are nearly extinct, but scientists are growing them
A large number of purple sea urchins devoured nearly all of Northern California’s iconic kelp forests. Now, however, scientists are hopeful that the sunflower sea star might soon reclaim its place in ...