NOAA FISHERIES: New eDNA tool to help track recovery of sunflower sea star, a Pacific Coast ‘apex predator’ NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems June 27, 2026From NOAA Fisheries: A wasting disease that surged during the intense 2013-2016 Pacific marine heatwave known as the Blob decimated numerous...
NOAA FISHERIES: Scientists breed sunflower sea stars key to reviving California’s imperiled kelp forests NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems January 5, 2026With funding from NOAA Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy and its partners are raising sunflower sea stars in hopes of reintroducing...