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The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science began depositing sea urchins on a reef off Key Biscayne to see if they can help coral.
Florida researchers hoping to save coral reefs have begun depositing groups of sea urchins at a Key Biscayne restoration site to see if they can help cure ailing reefs.
In the annals of biology, long-spined sea urchins rank high among the least loved.
With spines that allow them to grow to the size of a volleyball, all loaded with painful toxins, Florida and Caribbean sea urchins have been the bane of divers.
“They’re pesky little devils,” said Lad Akins, the curator of marine conservation at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science who’s been diving in Florida for four decades. “Or they used to be.”
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Early Detection and Rapid Response: Removal of Newly Introduced Non-native Marine Fishes to Prevent Invasions Science Center Objects
A blotched foxface rabbitfish (
Siganus unimaculatus) was spotted off the coast of Florida and removed with the help of USGS WARC, REEF, and the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. Read more about this non-native fish: https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=3094
(Credit: James Fatherree, Hillsborough Community College. )
The Science Issue and Relevance: Non-native marine fishes, such as the Indo-Pacific lionfishes (
Pterois volitans and
P. miles), can enter U.S. coastal waters through a variety of means, most commonly as released aquarium pets. These fishes can damage ecosystems by competing with and preying on native species, such as commercially or recreationally important fishes. Once a population is established and begins reproducing, it is difficult to manage or eliminate. Therefore, it is essential