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With the sharp decline in sea stars, the sea urchins that usually serve as a food source rapidly expanded in population.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Researchers said the discovery could help lead to other techniques to help sea stars bounce back, including finding sea stars in the wild that are resistant to the bacteria, breeding them in captivity and releasing them into the wild.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska.
—Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
While more mobile fish can move to cleaner waters during an algal bloom, invertebrates like shellfish and sea stars, and other species associated with the reef, are suffocated by toxic algae.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Researchers said the discovery could help lead to other techniques to help sea stars bounce back, including finding sea stars in the wild that are resistant to the bacteria, breeding them in captivity and releasing them into the wild.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska.
—Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
While more mobile fish can move to cleaner waters during an algal bloom, invertebrates like shellfish and sea stars, and other species associated with the reef, are suffocated by toxic algae.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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