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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