sea urchin

[tunakid]

what are the regs on sea urchin? can you dive for them? if you get them as bycatch in your hoop net can you keep them? is there a size limits? can you even take them? i love uni, and now with the family having a boat i would be able to get some, if its legal. thanks for any help

[TurdRoller]

you can keep as many as you can stuff down your pants

[Balluga]

I believe the limit is 35 or 36..before harvesting an area,find a spot with kelp and break one open to check the roe..if milky or dull yellow, it isn't good....look for bright yellow roe..they look good with a Christmas bow attached.... a long handle 3-prong garden rake makes a good hook to pull them loose from the rocks...

[tunakid]

Originally Posted by Balluga

I believe the limit is 35 or 36..before harvesting an area,find a spot with kelp and break one open to check the roe..if milky or dull yellow, it isn't good....look for bright yellow roe..they look good with a Christmas bow attached.... a long handle 3-prong garden rake makes a good hook to pull them loose from the rocks...

sweet. thanks for the info

[Cast Gold]

Some of the most prized uni served in Japan is actually from Santa Barbara, Oxnard, and Catalina. Happy hunting. Bring some rice with you.

[WFO]

i know this post is a year old, but i figure i ask it here since its the same thing i was thinking. Any one know where you can pluck them off the jetties? or an area? any help would be nice since i dont have the slightest idea where to go to look for them. thanks guys

[M/V Santa Rosa]

Originally Posted by WFO

i know this post is a year old, but i figure i ask it here since its the same thing i was thinking. Any one know where you can pluck them off the jetties? or an area? any help would be nice since i dont have the slightest idea where to go to look for them. thanks guys

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[Balboa29]

I see lots of them when I dive Crystal Cove (actually Cameo Shores) You do not want the small purple ones, the big long spine ones are hidding normally under ledges. I use them as fish attractant. I bash up a bunch of them with the butt of my speargun. (Once I found myself bashing them with a loaded gun pointed at my chest, I remember to only do this with the gun unloaded (Darwin moment past). They are easy to find and catch. I have never eaten one but they are the rightkind.

[cisurfer]

best in the world come from Bee Rock, Santa Rosa Island and from San Nic.
I love uni. Mass protein.

Crack that shit and watch the sheepies go wild

[bentover]

You know the processors pay the most for coast roe! SWEETEST THERE IS! AND I WORKED NIC FOR 10 YRS AND ITS A BIG DOODOO PILE. Bitchen diving though.

[WFO]

So where can a guy get some sea urchines? i can free dive, just direct me in the right direction.

PM me if you dont want to post to the whole world.

I just plan on walking some rock pile and graping a rake and rake the shit off the rocks.

[bentover]

ANYWHERE ON THE COAST THAT HAS REEF,KELP BEDS ,JETTIES . PALOS VERDES HAS SOME GOOD AREAS , MALIBU , SHIT I'VE GOT GOOD URCHINS FORM THE BREAKWALL! GOOD LUCK.