Sea urchins have invaded Tasmania and Victoria, but we can’t work out what to do with them
- Written by: Neil Andrew, Professor of fisheries and international development, University of Wollongong
Urchin barrensDavid Harasti, Author providedWhile crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef have long been ecological villains in the popular imagination, sea urchins have mostly crawled under the national radar – until now.
Long-spined sea urchins (Centrostephanus rodgersii) have invaded Tasmania and Victoria from their historical...