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Hey anyone know how to harvest sea urchins? I mean I know you gotta disconnect them from the rock with a knife then pick them up, but are they dangerous aside from the stingers? I'm sure I can clean them up and split them in two etc, take the meat, but do they have parasites or anything? If so, how can I tell??
Man.. Taku I remember stumbling across your videos when you had less than 10k, you have absolutely blown up. You are approaching RU-vid so well, between the content you produce, the collaborations you partake in, and the quality and expertise of the videos and what you show.. it all shines. You are a true expert in your craft, and it's a breath of fresh air coming across a channel like this. I can't wait to see how fast you hit 1 Million!!!
Hey Taku, just wanted to say that I love your channel. I moved out to the west coast (BC, Canada) Last year and have been watching your videos for the past 6-9 months. I went crabbing for the first time this weekend and it was awesome!! Thanks for making awesome and educational content
It’s amazing how slight changes in the coast = major changes in the life that’s found there. It’s good that your telling people if I lived in your part of the world I’d be picking them daily 😁
I don't live in CA but vacation in orange county so the next time we're at Laguna beach or one of the neighboring beaches for some snorkeling, I now know it's uni time en mass.
Thanks for all the info! Im headed to Rhode Island next week. I'll be sure to investigate the Urchin population on the East coast in that area with this new knowledge.
Hi guys ! Great video. Didn't know sea urchins were an invasive species in California. I am french and in the south of France they are overfished and there are limitations on when you are able to harvest and the amount you are able to, though they are a different species from those you have in california. I had never heard of the french dish with the brioche or omelet before, I usually just eat them raw with some bread (I guess it's the same just with brioche instead of bread and an omlette on top ^^ ). But both dish look awesome !
How about a short video on the knife roll, showing it more in detail and some options for storage. I think it would be a very good option for a lot of overlanders (4wd etc.). Great looking dishes.
I live in south eastern Massachusetts and I would have to drive an hour to find uni and it would be at a high end place. There is almost no where that sells uni around here.
Are there parasite in sea urchin? Cause the best way to eat uni is raw. I know there are parasite in certain fishes but how about sea urchin? Thank you for the great videos, keep them coming!!!
HI TAKU, I'm a student in San Francisco, and I'm very interested in going along the coast searching tide pools and harvesting Uni as well. However, I am oblivious on how to check tide levels, and what spots to even harvest Uni. Could you help me out?
Where can i go in the bay area to harvest the purple sea urchin too? And how long is harvesting, till what month to month? Im looking to go to sf thursday.
Do you anticipate uni prices to drop sure to the over population? If not, I'm willing to take a trip/vacation to go coastal foraging! Thanks for sharing this info on Sea Urchin.
Sorry for the late reply guys. If you are trying to hit tide pools in a negative tide anywhere in south orange county like Laguna. Now if you are willing to get into the water like i will be doing, any jeti or rocky area will have a lot.
@@greyziedaddy9853 Along Pescadero is fairly decent. There is also a nice spot near Bean hollow as well. Think i'll go out this weekend and try using some Urchin as bait, not sure how well thats gonna work out though (I believe just smashing or trashing the Urchin, or any wildlife, is illegal).
I would love if you could list the CA beaches where you forage purple sea urchins, because I also live in the Bay Area and would love more resources for where I can forage them, especially because a lot of tide pools are purportedly protected so it's confusing to know if it's okay to take anything from those preserves, even under the guise of helping a fragile ecosystem. Your videos inspired me to get a fishing license a month ago so I can forage stuff!! I took a bucket of purple sea urchins from Bean Hallow State Park about 3 weeks ago and even though I knew the yield wouldn't be great for February, I'm taking this time to just scout out locations, get used to harvesting and be prepared for the fall when the yield is gonna be good.
Yeeaaaaa nice videos I like what you doing man your are a really good chef an a great fisherman you also know alot about sea life a lot great info we always enjoy watching your videos really Kool I sub to your channel I'm Rich Rod and we going to keep on fishing alright Catch you next time!
Emma Madgini I’m not sure because I don’t live near the coast, but I’m sure there is some foraging somewhere, I know Scotland has a lot of uni so perhaps some happens there
Yummy!! ❤❤❤❤ I'm from NZ and that's a maori delicacy!! We call sea urchin Kina!! It's my favourite seafood along with Paua (Abalone), I also go diving for em myself too, its rare to see girl divers..... but when I'm hungry for em, I dive for em ❤❤❤❤
A lot of false information on this video. The kelp, urchin, starfish go in cycles. The kelp booms then the urchins population booms eating the kelp then the starfish population booms and eat all the urchins, this happens every year or two.
Taku my buddy harvests on the coast with a bunch of divers named jack Kim but he showed me something cool.....you bleach a shell and then shere are a bunch of holes where the spikes were and pit a little candle in it.....cool design on the wall at night
*#TAKUTUESDAY* I could tell the Uni you made was super buttery soft, looked UHHHMAZING!!! The French one looked too fancy for me, hahaaa, but I bet is was super delicious. Thank you for another great video! 🤗
