Sea Cucumbers Could Solve Problems with Fishery Pollution
Photo via Wikimedia creative commons Sea cucumbers are admittedly one of those critters where you look at them ant think, “Exactly what is your purpose?” The nubbed blobs don’t seem to do much at first glance, other than maybe an easy snack, but it turns out they could be exactly what we need to stave off pollution from aquaculture. Because sea cucumbers act like the worms of the sea, cleaning up the sea bed and mixing marine sediments, scientists at Newcastle University in North East England are calling them the next miracle for marine pollution. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sea Cucumbers Could Solve Problems with Fishery Pollution
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