It wasn’t that long ago that Oregon’s sea stars were doomed. In 2014, scientists were working quickly to identify the ...

This marks Florida's first confirmed case of Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD), a devastating condition that has plagued ...

From 2013 through 2015, sea star wasting disease hit the West Coast from British Columbia to Mexico, melting once-healthy sea stars into globs of goo. It was the largest known die-off of the species.

A sunflower sea star killed by wasting syndrome, its body mangled and partly dissoved, is seen on the sea floor in this undated photo. The disease killed over 90 percent of sunflower sea stars ...

Sea star wasting disease has stumped scientists since the first big outbreak emerged in 2013 off North America’s Pacific coast. “We initially thought it was a virus, ...

As the wasting disease progresses, a sea star develops white, oozing lesions. Its arms detach from its body — and the zombie limbs walk away on their own to die. In the end, ...

Sunflower sea stars have been particularly hard hit by disease. The massive creatures — measuring as much as a meter from tip to tip — have been struck hard by sea star wasting syndrome, a mysterious ...

Off the West Coast, sea urchins have been multiplying and destroying vital kelp forests. Researchers believe it's linked to the outcome of sea star wasting disease. Skip Navigation ...

The Sea Star Wasting Syndrome hit the West Coast, from British Columbia to Mexico, from 2013 through 2015, melting once-healthy sea stars into globs of goo.

NOAA Fisheries on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, announced it is seeking a threatened listing for the distinctive sea stars, which have been nearly wiped out in some areas by a wasting disease that ...

The Sea Star Wasting Syndrome hit the West Coast, from British Columbia to Mexico, from 2013 through 2015, melting once-healthy sea stars into globs of goo.