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Scientists, with the bacteria now identified, could potentially test which of the remaining sea stars are healthy and consider whether to relocate them, or breed them in captivity to later transplant them to areas that have lost almost all their sunflower sea stars.
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Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
With the sharp decline in sea stars, the sea urchins that usually serve as a food source rapidly expanded in population.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Soon, sea stars fell ill in Sitka, Alaska, then off the coast of British Columbia and San Diego, and eventually as far south as Mexico.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The rest died from sea star wasting disease, providing the conclusive evidence the team needed, Prentice says.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
With the sharp decline in sea stars, the sea urchins that usually serve as a food source rapidly expanded in population.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Soon, sea stars fell ill in Sitka, Alaska, then off the coast of British Columbia and San Diego, and eventually as far south as Mexico.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
The rest died from sea star wasting disease, providing the conclusive evidence the team needed, Prentice says.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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