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Photo Courtesy of Patrick Webster
On August 3rd, 2022, Lab Manager Vince Christian and Board Director Ashley Kidd presented updates on the decline of Sunflower Sea Stars, Sea Star Wasting Syndrome, current efforts to conserve sunflower stars, and the progress and development of Sunflower Star Laboratory.
Progress Update Presentation, August 3rd 2022
IUCN Red Listing
The sunflower star is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Read more about the factors leading to their decline in the full report below.
Courtesy of Patrick Webster
Giant Giant Kelp Restoration Project (G2KR)
A fellow Monterey non-profit committed to protecting and actively restoring California’s kelp forests.