With their pointy spines, sea urchins are not warm and fuzzy marine animals that people want to snuggle up to. While they are ...

A rapid spread of millions of sea urchins is threatening vital kelp forests, which remove pollutants from water.

Sea urchin are probably some of the best snack i know. Tastes super savoury umami and I also help the environment by removing ...

The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning earlier this year. A ...

The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals ...

Young sea urchins spread neuron-rich tissue across their bodies. A new atlas shows complex neural and light sensing networks.

Their disappearance, combined with a massive marine heat wave called “the blob,” set off a cascade of catastrophic ecological changes that turned these kelp biodiverse hot spots into vast sea urchin ...

On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for ...

These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate ...

Rock lobsters (better known as kōura and crayfish) are a natural predator of sea urchins, which can overgraze the kelp, leading to barren rocky reefs. A three year closure on rock lobster fishing was ...

Going out for sushi is a blast if you can avoid these slip-ups. We consulted with chefs and restaurant owners who shared the ...

“Routine tests on mussels from Te Kaha have shown levels of paralytic shellfish toxins more than double the safe limit,” says ...