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After the multi-year marine heatwave hit the North Pacific in late 2013, warmer ocean temperatures that followed not only stressed kelp but also worsened the spread of sea star wasting disease that wiped out sunflower sea stars — one of the purple urchin’s main predators.
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Chaewon Chung
december 11, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Nearby, a father pointed out a bright orange sea star to a fascinated youngster, and the waving tentacles of a sea anemone swayed with gentle currents of water moving through the tide pool.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
The base of the cape will offer views of sea stars, anemones, barnacles, and more.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
One study in British Columbia found that sea star wasting disease led to a 311 percent increase in the population of medium-sized sea urchins and a 30 percent decrease in kelp density over two years.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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Chaewon Chung
december 11, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Nearby, a father pointed out a bright orange sea star to a fascinated youngster, and the waving tentacles of a sea anemone swayed with gentle currents of water moving through the tide pool.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
The base of the cape will offer views of sea stars, anemones, barnacles, and more.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
One study in British Columbia found that sea star wasting disease led to a 311 percent increase in the population of medium-sized sea urchins and a 30 percent decrease in kelp density over two years.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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