Aquaculture boosts urchin roe production

McBride, S

Aquaculture boosts urchin roe production

Author

Susan McBride

Author Affiliations

S. McBride is Marine Advisor, Humboldt and Mendocino counties. For more information about this study, contact Susan McBride at (707) 443–8369.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 51(4):30-31. DOI:10.3733/ca.v051n04p30. July 1997.

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Abstract

Red sea urchins, with their hedge-hoglike shells and five skeins of edible golden roe, are a gourmet treat, especially in Asia. Each year California divers harvest as many as 25 million pounds of the red sea urchins that many people find delicious and for which they are willing to pay dearly.

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