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Town transforms marine nuisance into local delicacy
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Town transforms marine nuisance into local delicacy
A town in western Japan has turned the hatpin urchin, seen as a nuisance of the ocean as it devours seaweed, into a local delicacy.
Ainan in Ehime Prefecture has released a variety of the sea urchin fed with scraps of the town's signature agricultural products of broccoli and citrus.