AN INFECTION IS KILLING OFF STAR FISH ON THE WEST COAST. RESEARCHERS TOOK NOTICE OVER THE SUMMER AS LOCAL TIDAL POOL STAR FISH BEGAN DEVELOPING LESIONS, THEN WITHIN DAYS THE APPENDAGES WOULD FALL OFF AND THE CREATURE WOULD WASTE AWAY. PAST DIE OFFS OF STAR FISH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARMING CYCLES OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN WHICH IS NOT THE CASE THIS YEAR. THE ONLY THING KNOWN FOR SURE IS THAT THE AFFLICTION IS WATER BOURNE AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT ANY OTHER SEA CREATURES.
