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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 8 MIN

Climate change turned sea urchins into a pest, scientists are finding a solution

from Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Warming oceans are pushing marine life out of familiar habitats, and as the long-spined sea urchin migrates south to Victoria and Tasmania it is wreaking havoc on ecosystems and commercial fisheries.Where climate change has created a pest, scientists, designers and divers are finding solutions.New research promises to turn sea urchin shells into fabric dye, potentially solving an environmental problem and resolving a challenge for commercial divers.

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