Starfish are dying off in startling numbers along the West Coast of the United States and Canada. And theyre doing it in a rather gnarly manner: the sea creatures are coming down with a syndrome that sees them disintegrate into piles of white goop. Marine scientists are warning that instances of the illness, known as sea star wasting syndrome, are occurring at an unprecedented rate this year. According to new data from UC Santa Cruz, 10 different species of sea star have come down with the syndrome and 95 percent of starfish in some regions have been wiped out.
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