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Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new ...

Restoring Port Phillip Bay’s dwindling kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver more than $92 million in ...

Restoring Port Phillip Bay's dwindling kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver more than $92 million in benefits, a new study ...

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In the study, researchers said the Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.