SAN FRANCISCO— Responding to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed today to protect imperiled sunflower sea stars as threatened under the ...

SAN FRANCISCO— Following a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that imperiled sunflower sea stars may warrant protection under the ...

Since 2013, more than 20 sea star species from Mexico to Alaska have been affected by a sea star wasting disease. The sunflower sea star in particular, is among the worst hit. The outbreak has alarmed ...