Sea Urchin

Sea Urchin
A slow-moving, spiny creature that some consider a delicacy.
Information
Source	Foraging • Fish Pond • Turtle
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. 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. It can also be gifted by a pet turtle with max friendship.

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.

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. Can now be gifted by a pet turtle with max friendship.