tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991123728596511685.post5631176569766901499..comments2024-02-06T05:49:55.542-08:00Comments on Buzz's Marine Life of Puget Sound: SEA STAR WASTING UPDATE 5-5-15Buzz's Marine Life Puget Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15583077858297383724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991123728596511685.post-28050017960723924032015-05-07T23:39:38.737-07:002015-05-07T23:39:38.737-07:00Hi,
Interesting....any signs of wasting other than...Hi,<br />Interesting....any signs of wasting other than curled up arms? I haven't seen any mottled stars lately at Constellation but saw lots of juveniles last winter....most healthy. Generally I only see the small juvenile stars in winter as they hide under rocks in Spring and Summer and I don't do any rock turning.<br />I did a count at Constellation May 7th ( the entire park down to minus 1.5 Ft.) and found 63 healthy and 5 with low level of SSWD - all Purple stars Pisaster o. Size 4" to 12" est. ( I don't take actual measurements)<br />I saw no other sea star species. Buzz's Marine Life Puget Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583077858297383724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991123728596511685.post-22410688969352730622015-05-07T22:50:26.593-07:002015-05-07T22:50:26.593-07:00I was out at low tide a couple of days ago, in Bou...I was out at low tide a couple of days ago, in Boundary Bay. I found a fair number of immature sea stars, probably the mottled star, all associated with barnacles. About one third of them had up-curled arm tips, although none were grossly deformed.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.com