Apart from carbon footprint reduction, the sea urchin catch jumped ... ways to measure the seaweed beds and weights comprehensively and accurately. The Japanese government thus proposed a ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is ...

Sea urchin is a delicacy ... particularly those that rely on seaweed. Researcher Kazushige Usui of Kanagawa Prefecture's fisheries technology center began studying Japanese purple sea urchins ...

Pastes made from Japanese seaweed were once used to heal burns, as it was believed they prevented bacterial infections and soothed the skin. In modern times, this practice is continued through the use ...