Searchin' for urchin: SoCal divers face warming waters that drive urchins to deep waters | USA TODAY

For more than 30 years, Matt Pressly has been diving off the coast of California for sea urchins, sold in sushi restaurants as a delicacy called "uni."
In that time, he's seen urchins move to deeper water in search of the kelp they feed off ‒ kelp that, in many cases, no longer grows as it used to. Scientists say hotter water is rapidly changing the ecosystems of California coastal areas. Among the changes: less kelp in shallower areas.
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USA TODAY has partnered with the Pulitzer Center to document how warmer oceans, heavier rains and shifting deep-sea currents affect all four corners of the nation: Maine, Florida, Southern California and Alaska. Journalists traveled aboard fishing boats and talked with the people who depend on the sea for their livelihood - people familiar with the ocean's rhythms, now confronted with rapid, confounding and at times catastrophic changes.
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[@leonaheraty3760]

Excellent interview, Matt! 😊

[@toml-oq1vw]

Great video, thanks 😊

[@levijones7836]

Haven’t had a boss in 36 years 🫡🫡

[@khmerpigs]

Good

[@RafiqulVlogFishing]

আপনার ভিডিও টি অনেক ভালো লেগেছে ❤Nice video ❤❤❤❤

[@gian19791]

Searching for urchin 😂😮

[@patrickbush9526]

🤮 that just looks like something you should never eat

[@inderneilboseroychowdhury]

🤔💭👏👍👌

[@davelorenz3285]

My car needs a brake job. Climate change caused it. 😂

[@antiquecycleservices7172]

No licenses available in California unless you hit the lottery!! Please be truthful about why no Newcomers are out there. This Interview is untruthful B.S.

[@hjtatum]

Fish and game should make the permits transferable. The divers are getting old and need new young divers. Ive been out of the industry for 2 years. Do they still have the lottery?