Sea Urchin

A slow-moving, spiny creature that some consider a delicacy.

Information

Source

Foraging

Location

The Beach

Season

All

Energy

Inedible

Sell Price

	160g
	200g
	240g
	320g

Artisan Sell Prices

Roe

Aged Roe

Aged Roe (+40%)

110g

220g

308g

The Sea Urchin is a forageable item found year-round in the Tide Pool section of the Beach, i.e., to the east of the wooden footbridge^[1]. During Summer 12-14 extra Sea Urchins appear anywhere on the beach (including possibly the western section).

The average spawn rate for Sea Urchin in the tide pool section of the beach is 0.23/day. An additional 0.8 (on average) Sea Urchins per day will spawn during Summer 12-14. These spawn rates are not affected by the presence of other forageable items on the beach; in particular, Sea Urchins are not part of the standard six item per map limit on forageable items. 7 Foraging XP are granted for every Sea Urchin picked up, and all Foraging bonuses apply to Sea Urchins.

Emily may occasionally send you a Sea Urchin in the mail as a gift. All saltwater Crab Pot fish may also produce a Sea Urchin in a Fish Pond, when the population of the pond reaches 5.

Gifting

Villager Reactions
Like	Leo
Neutral	Elliott
Hate	Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Dwarf • Emily • Evelyn • George • Gus • Haley • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Lewis • Linus • Marnie • Maru • Pam • Penny • Pierre • Robin • Sam • Sandy • Sebastian • Shane • Vincent • Willy • Wizard

Bundles

Sea Urchin is used in the Dye Bundle on the Bulletin Board.

Recipes

Sea Urchin is not used in any recipes.

Crafting

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Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Bait Maker	Place a fish inside to create targeted bait.	Iron Bar (3) Coral (3) Sea Urchin (1)	Fishing Level 6

Tailoring

Sea Urchin can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Strapped Top. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a purple dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Fish Pond

Although Sea Urchins are not otherwise considered to be fish, they can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 4 days. The initial pond capacity is 10 Sea Urchins; no quests are necessary to increase the pond capacity. The only possible output is purple Sea Urchin Roe.

Produce

Item(s) Produced	Fishing XP Granted	Population	% of Items	Overall Daily Chance
Roe (1)	14	1-4	10%	2.3-5%
		5-8	28%	15-22%
		9-10	51%	44-48%
Roe (5)	14	9-10	2%	1.7-1.9%
Nothing		1-4	90%	98-95%
		5-8	72%	85-78%
		9-10	47%	54-50%

Quests

One or two Sea Urchins may be requested by various saltwater fish in Fish Pond quests.

Secrets

Hats can be placed on sea urchins in a fish tank.

References

↑ See Beach::DayUpdate in the game code. The spawn position starts at point (65,11) on the beach map.

History

1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests. Can be produced by Fish Ponds. Can be added to Fish Ponds.
1.6: Now used to craft Bait Maker. Elliott is now neutral towards Sea Urchin.

Foraging
Basic	Sap
Spring	Common Mushroom • Daffodil • Dandelion • Leek • Morel • Salmonberry • Spring Onion • Wild Horseradish
Summer	Fiddlehead Fern • Grape • Red Mushroom • Spice Berry • Sweet Pea
Fall	Blackberry • Chanterelle • Common Mushroom • Hazelnut • Wild Plum
Winter	Crocus • Crystal Fruit • Holly • Snow Yam • Winter Root
The Beach	Clam • Cockle • Coral • Mussel • Nautilus Shell • Oyster • Rainbow Shell • Sea Urchin • Seaweed
The Mines	Cave Carrot • Purple Mushroom • Red Mushroom
The Desert	Cactus Fruit • Coconut
Skull Cavern	Dinosaur Egg • Fiddlehead Fern
Ginger Island	Ginger • Magma Cap

[location-1] See Beach::DayUpdate in the game code. The spawn position starts at point (65,11) on the beach map.

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