INVASIVE Sea Urchins/Uni!!!! Intro to Freediving CA Series (#3)

This video describes the details of our current sea urchin overpopulation problem and provides information on how to dive for sea urchin to help bring balance to the Pacific Ocean along California and the broader West Coast.

My Guide Service: [email protected].

Below you will find links to academic articles and presentations on the kelp forest die-off, sea star wasting disease, abalone die-off and sea urchin population explosion.

Thorough discussion of the subject by leading researchers in the field:    • The Perfect Storm: Multiplier Stressors Pu...  

https://www.seadocsociety.org/blog/ic...

Abalone pry bar for sea urchin harvest (remember there is no open season for abalone as of 2023):
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The rest of my gear recommendations:
$33 pole spear in this video https://amzn.to/3DqE5uK
Elios Wetsuit https://www.eliossub.com/

Recommended Clam gun: https://amzn.to/3dm3PwM
Here is the OG video that inspired us to make stuffed clams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxoYX...

Grim Survival Cards: https://grimworkshop.myshopify.com?sc...

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Shotgun: Remington 870 12 Ga
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