Sea Urchins

[huckfinn]

Hi raiders,

Last week i went camping at depot beach and we wwent swimming and fishing quite a bit, while we were swimming over the reefs/rocks we noticed dozens of sea urchins, some as big as soccerballs, i know you can eat the roe but i was wondering if there are any species that are posionuse if you eat them or if the spines are poisonous as well as painful, is there any particular good season to find them

Next time ill propably take a spear to catch a few,

Cheers HUck

[Basil D]

Hi raiders,

Last week i went camping at depot beach and we wwent swimming and fishing quite a bit, while we were swimming over the reefs/rocks we noticed dozens of sea urchins, some as big as soccerballs, i know you can eat the roe but i was wondering if there are any species that are posionuse if you eat them or if the spines are poisonous as well as painful, is there any particular good season to find them

Next time ill propably take a spear to catch a few,

Cheers HUck

See Urchins are 1 of my favourite see foods, I just die when the roe melts in my mouth.

I haven't come across any poison see urchins and Ive never let one pierce me as well, once I have one I cut it in half with a large knife with a swift hard thud

[huckfinn]

Thanks for that ill try them next time im down at the coast. Whats the biggest youve gotten and how do you collect them?

[marcel haber]

The orange coloured roe within the sea urchin is to die for.

Very nice tasting but that may be just the Maltese blood in me lol.

Twin 1

[scaffsta]

Try collecting the big brown kinners ( sea urchin ) i have a few kiwi mates that absolutely love them & they say the brown ones have more roe & is sweeter.

[Basil D]

Just Grab them by the spines and twist them off or use a hand help spear etc, if they are wedged hard under a rock they will break to peices.