starfish

A couple of years ago, divers in Puget Sound began to notice something odd: Starfish were disappearing.The sea creatures would get sores and then melt…

Scientists seeking the answer to why starfish are dying off along parts of the west coast are almost certain that they can cross radiation from Japan’s…

Near the ferry docks on Puget Sound, a group of scientists and volunteer divers shimmy into suits and double-check their air tanks.They move with the…

Scientists in two nations are on the lookout for an underwater epidemic that is killing starfish. In September, divers in Vancouver Harbour and Howe Sound…