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

Scientists have dubbed it sea star wasting syndrome, and they speculate that there could be a pathogen, or a number of factors at play. But Marliave says so far, his team is not worried the ...

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

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.

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.

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

One of the first reports of a devastating starfish disease in Europe has raised concern about its potential impact on marine ecosystems.. Sea star wasting disease has decimated starfish populations in ...

The sunflower star was once a ubiquitous delight of the Salish Sea, but a disease, called sea star wasting syndrome, wiped out an estimated 99% of the species in Washington after a series of ...

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 ...