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Urchin Barrens in West Coast Sanctuaries

December 2020

Purple sea urchins play a key role in kelp forests along the West Coast. Active grazers, these urchins feed on seaweeds, like giant kelp and bull kelp. Learn what happens when urchin populations increase in kelp forests in this video!