Millions of sea butterflies are washing up on Texas beaches

The Texas Standard is excited to share the Beachchombing Report from Jace Tunnell, Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The series can also be found on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

This week, I received calls from a couple of surfers who had an unusual complaint. Something that looked and felt like fiberglass was covering the beach and poking into their skin.

When I went to investigate, I quickly found the culprit: Sea butterflies. Millions of them…

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