New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery

Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia's far south coast. They devour kelp and invertebrates,...
3 days ago
from: University of Newcastle

Centrostephanus rodgersii, Lobster, Sea urchins, Sharks

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