NOAA: Scientists Breed Sunflower Sea Stars Key to Reviving California's Imperiled Kelp Forests
December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Scientists Breed Sunflower Sea Stars Key to Reviving California's Imperiled Kelp Forests
With funding from NOAA Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy and its partners are raising sunflower sea stars in hopes of reintroducing them to the wild. This keystone species is critical to kelp forest health.
One thing that surprised Andrew Kim abo . . .
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Scientists Breed Sunflower Sea Stars Key to Reviving California's Imperiled Kelp Forests
With funding from NOAA Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy and its partners are raising sunflower sea stars in hopes of reintroducing them to the wild. This keystone species is critical to kelp forest health.
One thing that surprised Andrew Kim abo . . .