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Sea Urchin Barrens
4 of 33 from Tanu |
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| Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin) |
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The Sea Urchins used to be kept in check by sea otters. Now there are so many they have eaten almost all of their primary food (kelp) on the lower parts of the bottom. The Sea Urchins now come out of the water to eat the highest growing kelps.
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| Camera: | Olympus TG-6 |
| Date: | Sunday, July 16th, 2023 at 8:32 AM |
| Exposure: | 1/100 sec at f2.0 |
| Exposure Compensation: | 873 ev |
| ISO: | 200 asa |
| Lens: | Built In Zoom Lens at 4.5mm (equivalent field of view of a 25mm lens on a 35mm camera) |
| Region: | North America, Canada, British Columbia, North Coast RD, Gwaii Haanas |
| Scientific Name: | species related to Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin) |
| Tag: | underwater, sea urchin |
| Larger image: | 2000 x 1500 |
| Raw image: | 4000 x 3000 |
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