Vibrantly colored sea stars
![A large group of sea stars cling to rocks in a tide pool.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/Sea8SSWD5KevinLafferty.jpg?itok=E1T7Qd2T)
Detailed Description
Tidepool scenes of vibrantly colored sea stars could become a rarity as the Sea Star Wasting Disease spreads. When asked recently to take photos of sea stars along his home coast of Santa Barbara, California, USGS ecologist Kevin Lafferty responded: “There are no sea stars now to photograph.” USGS photograph of Pisaster ochraceus sea stars in San Juan Islands, Washington, by Kevin Lafferty.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.