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Starfish Population Decline A Mystery to Scientists

Published September 18, 2013 at 12:20 PM CDT

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A massive starfish die-off from Maine to Florida, is concerning scientists who have no idea what is causing the decline.

This comes after a boom in their population just three years ago.

Here & Now speaks with a University of Rhode Island researcher, Caitlin Del Sesto about her own research about this particular issue.

Guest

  • Caitlin Del Sesto, starfish researcher and graduate student at URI.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

A healthy starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
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A healthy starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
A diseased starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
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A diseased starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
A healthy group of starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
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A healthy group of starfish. (Courtesy of Caitlin Del Sesto)
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