Urchin killer sweeps down into Red Sea

An alarming parasitic killer that reduces black sea urchins to skeletons within two days has spread from the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal – wiping out urchin populations in the Gulf of Aqaba and threatening a knock-on effect on Red Sea coral reefs further south. Scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have been investigating … Continue reading Urchin killer sweeps down into Red Sea