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In Hotter Climate, 'Zombie' Urchins Are Winning And Kelp Forests Are Losing
Lauren Sommer, NPR Fisheries & Aquaculture
Purple sea urchins have exploded in recent years off California, covering the ocean floor in what divers describe as a "purple carpet." And they devour kelp: the once-lush forests of seaweed that hugged the coastline are disappearing. Since 2014, 95 percent of the kelp have vanished across a large part of Northern California, most of it bull kelp.
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