Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) Publication Details

Sunflower sea star aggressive subtidal predator getting attention

  • Reference: Woodford, R. 2022. Sunflower sea star aggressive subtidal predator getting attention. Alaska Fish & Wildlife News, August 2022. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=1041
  • Audiences: Child or Youth or Student, General Public, Teacher or Educator
  • Authors: Riley G. Woodford
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  • GMUs or Areas: 00
  • Keywords: Southeast Alaska, Pycnopodia, Pycnopodia helianthoides, starfish, North Pacific, Southeast Alaska’s Rocky Shores, wasting disease, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Dani Evenson, pot fishery, Washington state, sea urchins, prey, Whitney Crittenden, Andrew Olson, fisheries biologist, bycatch, Southern Resident killer whales, Tracey Gotthardt, Threatened, Endangered and Diversity Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, regulations.gov, mosh, Southeast, die-off, Mesocentrotus franciscanus, Orcinus orca
  • Link: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=1041
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  • Primary Authors: Riley G. Woodford
  • Programs: Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program (TED), Wildlife Education, Wildlife Information
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  • Publication Types: News Article
  • Regions: Statewide
  • Species: Killer Whale, Sunflower Sea Star
  • Species Categories: Fish, Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Sunflower sea star aggressive subtidal predator getting attention
  • Topics: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal)
  • Year: 2022

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