Squat Lobster in shell. Hood Canal. Sund Rock by Bruce Kerwin. 
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Picture of the Day – Squat Lobster
Posted on January 23, 2016 by Al Bergstein
Starfish Wasting Disease – Update
Posted on June 16, 2014 by Al Bergstein
Laura James reports sea star die-offs in Hood Canal.
Sund rock stars https://www.facebook.com/diverLAuRA/media_set?set=a.10154410435430438.1073741967.760835437&type=1
Meanwhile, Scientists Close In On The Cause Of Sea Star Wasting Syndrome
http://earthfix.kcts9.org/flora-and-fauna/article/unprecedented-epidemic-in-the-oceans-iconic-sea-st/
Drew Harvell peers into the nooks and crannies along the rocky shoreline of Eastsound on Orcas Island. Purple and orange starfish clutch the rocks, as if hanging on for dear life…. Scientists have been working for months to find out what’s causing the massive die-off and now Harvell and others have evidence that an infectious disease caused by a bacteria or virus, may be at the root of the problem. The disease, they say, could be compounded by warming waters, which put the sea stars under stress, making them more vulnerable to the pathogen… While scientists are reluctant to assign blame to climate change, Harvell explained that as oceans warm, outbreaks like this are more likely to occur. Katie Campbell and Ashley Ahearn report. (EarthFix)
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