The New Zealand coastline, particularly in the north, is struggling to maintain its balance in the ecosystem, causing the kina population to get out of control. That's where we come in. #asmr #pestcontrol #kina #beuchat
When you take a dumb in the water especially at night some fish might even „steal your brown train before it even left the station completely“ if you know what I mean. Everting becomes food in the ocean!
@@ghoullovinbutch and some species of sharks are like puppys with gills. And different species are also different like different types of dog. But the sharks are a little more dangerous when they bite 😉
Do you get to sell the urchins as seafood or do they have to be destroyed? I used work as a fishmongers' assistant and the Japanese would be all over the fresh urchins we'd get in
As a brother across the tasman ditch, you're doing unbelievable work mate. Whatever they're paying you isn't enough. Thank you for keeping our beautiful oceans in balance!
@Amsayy Yup! They're somewhat of a treat here in my region, every time I come across this channel I find myself thinking 'oh wow, that could sell for a fortune' like the pig I am
Yeah, but then I got hammered by the YT demons with a commercial for car insurance, that had different audio settings - jumped out my bloody skin! Now can't sleep again and thinking of all the ways tomorrow is going to suck as a result 😡
@@RLC-London yikes brother , I’m sorry to hear that ! I hope that your day was a pleasant surprise for you , a complete subversion of your expectations ! Please take care
I’m happy to see you guys clearing the urchins! 😊 Clearing them protects coral reefs and allow the kelps to regrow while urchins have been a delicacy in many cultures for centuries. 👍
@@Operngeist1 They are a delicacy -- the roe -- the yellow part. Watch when they feed the fish and you can see the blobs of yellow. They use the roe for food then recycle the outer part. So it's a three step good job! :)
@@averynelson1186not invasive, their natural predators died off. This is what happens when keystone species are removed. The same thing is happening with deer in the usa
@@silverfox9004yeah however the USA is slowly reintroducing apex predators unlike the UK where there are 1 million deer in Scotland alone they’re literally eating forest saplings which is one of the many causes of Scotland and britains deforestation issue
1:48 *sea urchin escapes net without notice* It in when he becomes old and tell its grand-children a story: “And thats how I escaped the the Kina Annihilation, as i saw all my brethren get taken away and my sibling, Dave was dead on the spot 😢.”
I personally love the color change the Kina go through between being picked from the bottom of the ocean to being handed off up at the boat-- it's a cool visual demonstration of how light and color changes in the ocean the deeper you go.
The guy in the comments freaking out over you not getting every last urchin saying it’s to keep more to “farm” later is hilarious. Keep it up man this is so satisfying!
With diving you have to go with the flow, if the current is taking you away from the spot just leave them or get them on another pass, dont waste the time and energy fighting current.
@PM_82 Thanks for clarifying. I was actually curious why they don't get all of them in one spot before moving on to another. The current hadn't even occurred to me. 😅
As a urchin diver from way up North , we used to harvest when the skean of eggs were mature ,the end of October . There's a HEAP of those buggers ! I've been lucky enough to visit both north and south islands , was wondering if there's a " locals only" rule , or might I be able to spend some time helping , we had a buyer come up from Oregon and we had 27% skean pretty good return it was 11 % for the shipping from Kodiak ,Ak to Anchorage , then Tokyo. and were diving surface supplied air. HUGE tidal changes in Alaska , but , Kodiak were only 11feet or so ,some times our backs were out of the water. No decompression though , mostly 15 feet or so . NICE VIDEOS , THANKS
@@therealcorokinaboysoh really?? I expected them to be pretty gross, since there's so many of them, u know nobody wants to eat them and stuff? Good to see they're actually being used
@@sforza209 I’d be happy to help. Living in Finland, we don’t have issues with sea urchins here. One of my goals is to someday gather enough courage and money to travel somewhere where I can experience this. I know this is the internet, but do you speak like this in real life too? Either way, I wish you the best of luck with that.
I swear I could keep watching this for hours, I'll definitely stay around for more videos! Keep up the great job and thank you for helping the local ecosystem
I love how he always cracks one open for the fishies, im sure the fish see it as getting revenge on the Kina for destroying their hiding spots and food sources + free meal
I had an anthropology professor who specialized in a diving tribe off the Phillipines. He said that the people who dive for a living can frequently stay down for 3-5 minutes no problem. I guess a lung is muscle-adjacent, you can train it
I love these videos ! I do wonder ! How do you pick which spots to clear? I see you sometime skipped over a bunch. Is there a reason for it, or is it purely positioning / breath related?
Cheers! Entirely depends on the weather as to where we dive that day, also we dive different spots at different times of the year depending on the quality of the kina. I'll skip over them if the kina is in an awkward spot or if they're too small. Usually just pick the best "line" for that breath hold to get the most out of that dive.
The type of action movie description "That's where we Come in" is the type of missionary nerdy skill type I just love seeing Came for the fish rizz, stayed for the posetive and humble feels.
I've come to love your videos and shorts, please keep up. Also what happened to their natural predators in the area? Did the kina ever had any predators near the area?
Most of their predators are popular catches for fishermen, and have unfortunately been overfished for that reason. Unintended consequence of that is now that the kina are free to grow exponentially
Yes, they’re only after the kina. The other urchins are fine. The kina are overpopulated and destroying the reef, so the divers go in to thin out their numbers
@@boaz2578no, farming would be feeding and takin care of them. He no more farms them then us Americans farm white tailed deer when we thin their heard every season. This is what we do, humans are apex predators and our place is to thin the heard, not obliterate it lol
How much money do ya get? I’m interested in doing this job :) (I’m a tafe student that is researching marine biology and has a thing for collecting animals.)
I was totally surprised when the fish came up and you just cracked one for them. That was so cool, absolutely made the video every time they came up to get some food and you cracked one was a fun time. Glad you did that.
There is no end to underwater miracles, I enjoyed your exploration, I just subscribed to your channel & Like 👍, I wish you success and all the best 💚✅♻️🌳
I've seen a lot of these videos lately it seems, satisfying to watch! Break more of the urchins for the critters to enjoy more often, it fills me with much joy, lol. Thanks for the content and way to help clean the area up!!!!
I'd love to hear more! How long did did the team dive for. How many urchin did you clear. How often do you revisit the same place. What do u do with Kina later. What are those fishes called. Which one is yoru favourite etc etc You have a nice voice! It would be relaxing too!
My god theyre really everywhere.. I wish i would live in this area I would absolutely join you guys doing this work. Kind of a shame youtube puts you in the same column with very bad commercial fishing videos
10 hours ago and long video ❤❤ thanks I would like to do something like this but i cant even swim 😅 so i'll just watch it and appreciate it. Really helps me with my insomia 😊
I went snorkeling once. Not actually, cause I can't swim so the local guide gave me a swim ring and he pulled me around using a rope, LOL. 😂😂 But the under sea, all the fish and coral, it was otherworldly. I enjoy the experience so much. I never thought underwater would be this beautiful. Love this vid, it reminds me of the experience.
