Mass Starfish Die-Off Hits Vancouver, May Happen in Washington......JAPAN JUICE!
Scientists in two nations are on the lookout for a rapidly spreading
epidemic. This epidemic is under water, and it’s affecting starfish. In
September, divers in Vancouver Harbour and Howe Sound near Vancouver,
British Columbia, started noticing the pizza-sized starfish known as
sunflower stars wasting away and dying in large numbers. Marliave: “The
sick ones tend to just fall apart in front of your eyes,” said Vancouver
Aquarium biologist Jeff Marliave. Marliave: “An arm will actually break off and crawl away. They turn into goo.”
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