At 8 a.m., 15 divers from the Artisanal Fishers Association Cristóbal Colón meet on Carrizales beach in the Marcona district of Nazca province in southern Peru. They tie a mesh bag to their waist and ...

For 20 years, fishers from the district of Marcona, on Peru’s southern coast, have been recovering populations of red sea urchin, thanks to an alliance with the government. According to a monitoring ...

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

GLOUCESTER, Mass., Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) is one of the earth's longest-living animals, reported to live more than 100 years without showing ...

NEWPORT, Ore. -- Tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests in California are spreading north to Oregon, sending the ...

PORT ANGELES — A company that offloaded 1,400 pounds of green sea urchins worth $2,000 at Port Angeles Boat Haven is under investigation for receiving the spiny delicacy without the proper paperwork.