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  • A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Sunflower stars experienced a more than 90% mortality rate from sea star wasting disease which emerged in 2013. Urchins, a prey item of the sunflower star, have since proliferated which has lead to major decreases in kelp cover. Kelp is a carbon sink.
    20210709-500_1555.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the skin of a Rose Star (Crossaster papposus) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210507-500_7143.jpg
  • Close up details of the skin and papulae (gill-like structures) of a leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_7021.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210507-500_7134.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the skin of a Rose Star (Crossaster papposus) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210511-500_7326.jpg
  • Close up detail of the pincer, called a pedicellariae, of a sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. It is used to catch prey, ward off predators, and deter larvae from settling on their aboral surface.
    20210520-500_8245.jpg
  • Abstract close-up of a leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) in the waters off Vancouver Island, Canada.
    20201001-500_2749.jpg
  • A Rose Sun Star (Crossaster papposus) on a kelp frond off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20201018-500_6433.jpg
  • Rose Star (Crossaster papposus) portrait on kelp off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1575.jpg
  • Basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) with arms open to feed in Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210319-500_4755.jpg
  • Rose Star (Crossaster papposus) portrait off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20201217-500_1307.jpg
  • Basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) climbs up on red soft coral (Eunephthya rubiformis) to feed during daylight with Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) and finger sponge (Neospeiropsis digitata) in the background. Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Queen Charlotte Strait, North East Pacific Ocean
    20210916-500_7089.jpg
  • Rose Star (Crossaster papposus) with eleven arms off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210204-500_3183.jpg
  • An ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. I saw hundreds of sea stars, crabs and even some fish that died from the heat. It's likely billions of animal were killed.
    20210627-DSC_7027.jpg
  • An ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. I saw hundreds of sea stars, crabs and even some fish that died from the heat. It's likely billions of animal were killed.
    20210627-DSC_7031.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1660.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1607.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1555.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1549.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a painted sea star (Orthasterias koehleri) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210511-500_7243.jpg
  • A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Sunflower stars experienced a more than 90% mortality rate from sea star wasting disease which emerged in 2013. Urchins, a prey item of the sunflower star, have since proliferated which has lead to major decreases in kelp cover. Kelp is a carbon sink.
    20210709-500_1660.jpg
  • An Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) among sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1708.jpg
  • A juvenile Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) crawling on kelp off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1681.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1638.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills, tube feet, and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210303-500_4108.jpg
  • A young Northern sea star (Asterias vulgaris) on a blade of seagrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190926-500_1239.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a giant pink star (Pisaster brevispinus) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8328.jpg
  • Extreme close-up of the spines and gills of an ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_6791.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills, tube feet, and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a painted star (Orthasterias koehleri) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210320-500_5039.jpg
  • A leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. I saw hundreds of sea stars, crabs and even some fish that died from the heat. It's likely billions of animal were killed.
    20210627-DSC_7042.jpg
  • A young Northern sea star (Asterias vulgaris) on a blade of kelp off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190926-500_1190.jpg
  • A sea star on the edge of the ocean. Cushion sea star on a pink sand beach in the Bahamas
    2013_feb15_HI057.jpg
  • Extreme close-up of a vermillion star (Mediaster aequalis) and the plates and gills that cover their skin. Image made off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_6965.jpg
  • Extreme close-up of a vermillion star (Mediaster aequalis) and the plates and gills that cover their skin. Image made off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_6822.jpg
  • A young Northern sea star (Asterias vulgaris) on a blade of kelp off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190926-500_1248.jpg
  • A young Northern sea star (Asterias vulgaris) on a blade of seagrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190926-500_1182.jpg
  • Red cushion sea stars, aka, West Indian sea stars (Oreaster reticulatus) on a sand and seagrass seabed in The Bahamas
    20200102-500_7638.jpg
  • A Philippine dive guide pours sand over a crown-of-thorns sea star. Although not an invasive species, outbreaks of this "star fish" can contribute to coral reef declines as they are highly efficient at eating coral. The topic of killing them to help reefs is controversial. Image made off Malapascua, Philippines.
    20181015-500_9665.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8245.jpg
  • Extreme close-up of a vermillion star (Mediaster aequalis) and the plates and gills that cover their skin. Image made off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_6824.jpg
  • Greenmark hermit crab (Pagurus caurinus) on leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210724-500_3643.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210507-500_7086.jpg
  • Panamic Cushion Sea Star (Pentaceraster cumingi) and a school of Yellow-tailed Grunt (Anisotremus interruptus) in a typical underwater scene in the Galapagos Island, Ecuador.
    20191209Galapagos14.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8282.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8208.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8128.jpg
  • A pair of Northern sea stars or common starfish (Asterias vulgaris) feed on the various creatures and algae growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina), a type of seagrass, off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190515-500_6184.jpg
  • An unidentified sea star walking on algae in an alkaline pond in The Bahamas
    20190302-500_4110.jpg
  • Abstract detail of leather sea stars (Dermasterias imbricata) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20201214-500_0981.jpg
  • A Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) eating a sea star in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20200928-500_2588.jpg
  • Extreme close-up of a vermillion star (Mediaster aequalis) and the plates and gills that cover their skin. Image made off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210520-500_8337.jpg
  • An ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) dead, presumably from extreme heat and extra low tides on the east coast of Vancouver Island, Canada.
    20210627-DSC_7031.jpg
  • A blood star (Henricia leviuscula) and giant california sea cucumber (Apostichopus californicus) feed on the eggs of spawning leafy hournmouth snails (Chicoreus palmarosae) off Vancouver Island, Canada.
    20201017-500_6428.jpg
  • A dead leather star (Dermasterias imbricata), likely a victim of the extreme heat wave coupled with mid-day extra low tides.
    20210627-DSC_7042.jpg
  • Philippine dive guide Nhato Reuyan pours sand over a crown-of-thorns sea star. Although not an invasive species, outbreaks of this "star fish" can contribute to coral reef declines as they are highly efficient at eating coral. The topic of killing them to help reefs is controversial.
    20181015-500_9665.jpg
  • Close-up details of the madreporitea, gills and spines of a spiny pink star (Pisaster brevispinus) a type of seastar or starfish off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210507-500_7152.jpg
  • Sea star on coral with jungle in the background.
    2015_05_04_PNGD7_0940.jpg
  • Lone sea star on the sand in the Bahamas.
    2014_05_27Abaco077.jpg
  • A snorkeler enjoys clear water, sand and sea stars in The Bahamas.
    2014_06_09HI433.jpg
  • Children learn about the ocean, specifically a sea star in this case, while snorkelling in the Bahamas.
    UnderwaterEducation
  • Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) and California Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) with an unexplained wasting disease. Underwater, Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
    20210923-500_9108.jpg
  • A juvenile basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) on red soft coral (Eunephthya rubiformis) in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210321-500_5438.jpg
  • Grey Brittle Star (Ophiura luetkenii) with limbs in various stages of regeneration off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210127-500_3068.jpg
  • A baby Northern seastar or starfish (Asterias vulgaris) feeds on alge on a blade of eelgrass (Zostera marina) off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190926-500_1225.jpg
  • A Sunflower seastar (Pycnopodia helianthoides) juvenile feeding on algae growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA.
    20220626-500_0316.jpg
  • A Sunflower seastar (Pycnopodia helianthoides) juvenile feeding on algae growing on kelp in Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA.
    20220626-500_0343.jpg
  • Close-up details of the gills and spines of a mottled seastar (Evasterias troschelii) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210511-500_7428.jpg
  • Close-up details of the gills and spines of a mottled seastar (Evasterias troschelii) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210511-500_7382.jpg
  • Close-up details of the gills and spines of a mottled seastar (Evasterias troschelii) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210503-500_6942.jpg
  • A Sunflower seastar (Pycnopodia helianthoides) juvenile feeding on algae growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA.
    20220626-500_0306.jpg
  • Crown of Thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci) eating coral, Palau
    20191011-500_3402.jpg
  • Close-up details of the gills and spines of a mottled seastar (Evasterias troschelii) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210520-500_8293.jpg
  • Seagrass meadows rival rain forests for the amount of biodiversity that lives within them.
    20190515-500_6184sm.jpg
  • A shallow coral reef in Papua New Guinea reflected.
    Reef Reflection
  • Half and half image of an island in Papua New Guinea. We see a large seastar under the water and jungle and volcanoes above water.
    2015_05_04_PNGD7_1067.jpg
  • Girl freediving among sea stars in the Bahamas
    2014_06_09HI433.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the striped sunstar (Solaster stimpsoni) in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210320-500_4974.jpg
  • A dead crab, boiled to death, on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. I saw hundreds of sea stars, crabs and even some fish that died from the heat. It's likely billions of animal were killed.
    20210627-DSC_7040.jpg
  • A scuba diver with light looks at a beautiful coral reef with feather stars (crinoid) and red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD7_0264.jpg
  • Colorful coral reef scene with feather stars (crinoids), magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and a School of Bigeye jacks / trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD4_018.jpg
  • A Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) eating a sea star in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20200928-500_2588.jpg
  • A young sea star living on kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190926-500_1190.jpg
  • A young sea star living on kelp off Newfoundland, Canada
    20190926-500_1248.jpg
  • A tiny sea star uses seagrass as protection and feeds of the algae and other tiny organisms that grow on the seagrass blade.
    20190926-500_1225.jpg
  • A houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus) at night in an alkaline pond in The Bahamas.
    20190113-500_1973.jpg
  • Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in the night ocean filled with plankton in The Bahamas
    20200126-500_7951.jpg
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