New Aphrodisiac

Well, they say raw oysters are a good aphrodisiac. (I hate oysters). But now, salmon farmers in Scotland are hoping that a new aphrodisiac will catch on in their own country and abroad, sea urchins! In Japan, they are s ought after as a love food and eaten raw in the form of sushi. Farmers hope to bring this new use for sea urchins to the Aquaculture Today conference. These creatures already live along side the salmon cages and are often feeding on leftovers and cleaning algae from the sides of cages. So, extended the farm fisheries to include the urchins won't be such a stretch, as long as the food catches on. They could be sitting on a gold mine! I personally don't think I would eat them, but if they are already there in large numbers then I think this is ok. If it turns out to become some world-wide craze and urchins are being collected all over the place, then it will be a bad thing. Only time will tell...