urchins
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Joey Jeffers, who co-owns the Thousand Islands Bait Store in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., told me he recently landed walleye on urchins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sea otters are a keystone species in kelp forest ecosystems, eating sea urchins that would otherwise consume the kelp, according to the aquarium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
"In the supermarket, you find luxury products, sea urchins or Dom Perignon champagne, and vegetables have become extremely expensive," pushing some people to do their shopping in a neighbouring town.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Made him feel like a little kid, stupid and obvious, the way the urchins looked when they were hanging out behind Chen’s grub shack, hoping he’d toss out bones for them to pick over.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
