TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🍝🤌 A sea urchin #pasta craze is fueling illegal nighttime #poaching in #Naples’ #Gaiola Underwater Park.
Marine biologists found that poachers strip up to 17% of the park’s purple #urchins in one night – removing a #keystonespecies that keeps algal growth in check and supports #predator #fish populations. The trade is entirely black market in #Campania, with scientists calling for a nationwide harvest moratorium.
#seaurchins #italy #marinelife #conservation #overfishing #ocean #ecosystem #marinebiology #fishing #spaghetti #seafood #biodiversity #science
How a popular spaghetti dish is threatening Italy’s marine ecosystem
NAPLES — On a warm, moonlit night in May, Maurizio Simeone sat in an ambush at his desk about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Naples, Italy. The marine scientist and director of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Gaiola Underwater Park was watching the grainy live feed from cameras surveilling the MPA as poachers descended […]
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