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NEWS ABOUT: starfish

starfish stories: 2 news summaries

New England Starfish Boom Baffles Experts

Shellfish predators' population worries fishermen

Jun 15, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - New England beaches are swarming with starfish this spring, and nobody’s sure why, the Boston Globe reports. The spike may be connected to shellfish population; it could be due to a drop in spider crabs, which prey on starfish; it could be tied to water temperature or wind patterns.... More »

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population • biology • animal • marine biology • fishermen • starfish • animal population • shellfish

Ocean Census Surprises Scientists

Effort to chart all undersea life by 2010 finds 5K new species

Nov 10, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Somewhere under the Antarctic Ocean, brittle starfish completely cover a submerged mountain. In the Pacific, sharks congregate in a region with few food sources but plenty of opportunity for romance. Those facts, along with an accounting of more than 5,000 newly discovered species, are part of the results of... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • shark • Pacific Ocean • ocean • species • ocean habitats • marine biology • Arctic Ocean • Census of Marine Life • Antarctic Ocean • starfish

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