Checking in on Sea Stars in the Discovery Islands

Do you live in the Discovery Islands region (Quadra, Cortes, Read, Sonora, etc.)? The Hakai Institute and the Friends of Cortes Island Society are asking for your help to find and photograph sea stars in the Discovery Islands, and with a stretch of mid-day low tides this week (June 13-18) it's the perfect time to see how your local sea star population is faring. Sea stars are still being impacted by sea star wasting, but some
populations are recovering. Your observations can help sea star researchers along the west coast to monitor the health of sea stars and better understand the extent of sea star wasting. The more eyes we can get on the ground (or in the water) the better!

If you spot sea stars of any species, whether healthy or diseased (but especially diseased!), simply snap a few photos and share your observations to iNaturalist at your convenience! Join our Sea Star Monitoring in the Discovery Islands project to learn more about sea star wasting, see recent observations, and get regular updates. Thanks to those who participated in 2021, the number of sea star records and people recording have both doubled in just the past year!

Not in the Discovery Islands but want to participate? You can add your observations to the Tracking Starfish Wasting and Recovery project that spans the whole west coast.

Publicado el junio 13, 2022 05:01 TARDE por hakaiinstitute hakaiinstitute

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