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Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year

Sgiath has been trained to sniff out sea squirts, a marine pest, and is thought to be the first dog in the UK to do so; he beats most interns.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 3:57 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by BBC: “Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:57 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA dog named Sgiath is the UK's first sea squirt hunter, trained to sniff out an invasive marine pest nicknamed sea vomit, and he has just been honoured as animal of the year.

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