In many spots, urchins have devoured the bottom cover, leaving bare rock. These areas don't seem to be healthy for urchins either, because they are smaller than in areas with more abundant bottom life.
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- Santa Barbara Channelkeeper replants eelgrass beds at the Channel Islands. These beds provide nurseries for young marine creatures.
do you remember getting off the boat in brindisi and mom ate a sea urchin, raw, that had been cut in half? only yesterday i ate "unagi" and thought about that. lk
Posted by: kat gwinn | March 28, 2006 at 06:35 PM