Successful Spawning of California Sunflower Stars!
On February 14th, Monterey-based conservation aquaculture non-profit Sunflower Star Laboratory joined with partners at Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, California Academy of Sciences, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) to successfully spawn and cross-fertilize gametes from sunflower sea stars, marking a monumental advancement in the collective endeavor to bolster the population and genetic diversity of Sunflower Stars in accredited zoos, aquariums, and research institutions.
