Eventually, the team hopes for a return of these stars to Monterey Bay, where they can help maintain kelp forests, which are declining at a fast pace.

I write about the ocean, climate change ... Therefore, kelp forests in British Columbia rely on both sea otters and sea stars to keep urchins at bay. When the sea star wasting epidemic hit ...

Eventually, the team hopes for a return of these stars to Monterey Bay, where they can help maintain kelp forests, which are ...