{"id":388261,"date":"2026-10-15T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meet-sgiath-the-dog-named-animal-of-the-year-for-hunting-down-sea-vomit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:00:28","slug":"meet-sgiath-the-dog-named-animal-of-the-year-for-hunting-down-sea-vomit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meet-sgiath-the-dog-named-animal-of-the-year-for-hunting-down-sea-vomit\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Sgiath the dog named animal of the year for hunting down sea vomit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rsBq4c-5MxE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meet Sgiath the dog named animal of the year for hunting down sea vomit\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rsBq4c-5MxE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sgiath, a six-year-old Labrador from Scotland, has been named animal of the year for his ability to sniff out a highly invasive marine species known as \u201csea vomit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Thought to be native to Japan, the organism spreads rapidly in harbours, oyster farms and other marine structures, smothering native wildlife and threatening fish and shellfish farms.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as marine vomit, pancake batter tunicate or carpet sea squirt, identifying it often requires specialist laboratory analysis and DNA testing. 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