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Change Islands teenager named 'hero' by World Oceans Day committee

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Posted this 2025-06-09 5:14 PM NDT

Brody King, 14, helped remove an invasive species from his community

CBC NewsMaddie Ryan

Brody King, 14, was named Ocean Hero of the Year for his effort to protect local waters from an invasive crab species. (Henrike Wilhelm/CBC)

Newfoundland and Labrador celebrated World Oceans Day this weekend, and the celebration committee named a new hero to mark it.

Brody King, 14, of Change Islands spotted a strange species of crab while walking near the coast in his hometown, and correctly identified it as the invasive European green crab.

"[It] looked different than the normal ones we were …

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