Forgot to add --- yes, we have beaucoup uni, and it's a favorite of mine.
Sea otters which feed on uni have been re-introduced though, so it's not the
uni bonanza that it used to be. Also, now the otters are back, they will
suppress the uni and the 'urchin barrens' (areas where uni have eaten all
the beneficial kelp) will shrink and this is good because many small fish
need kelp to help them lay eggs and reproduce and since the otters were
wiped out in the 1920's this has been a problem --- too many uni eating all
the kelp. The otters are cute, too, although they are actually more related
to weasels than otters. Sea weasels, lol.