Using an aquaculture “feedlot” strategy to turn invasive sea urchins into a food, helping to protect kelp forests in Oregon. (Kelp forests are active carbon sinks.)

How Do You Stop an Overpopulated Species? Try Eating It.

Key insights and principles

Exploring for opportunity and building local economic value. ( Explore this principle in INSIGHT 1)

Creating value BY regenerating a local ecosystem. (Explore this principle in INSIGHT 2)

Local action applying global know-how from fellow regenerative entrepreneurs Urchinomics.

Other connections

The discussion of how “researchers found it’s more effective to focus on relatively healthy kelp forests, at the edge of urchin barrens, and reduce numbers there” ties into the bushland regeneration methodology developed by Australia’s Bradley sisters.