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Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe)



Sea Star Map: Last Updated: 2024-03-13



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The recent disease events impacting sea stars and other echinoderms along the west coast of North America underscore the importance of having current information about species’ ranges and health. The map below can be used to display current and past distributions and disease status for select sea stars and purple urchins. Data sources include our long-term intertidal monitoring surveys as well as observations from logs submitted by other researchers, divers, and the general public (see acknowledgements below).

Please note that we now have two map display options: 1) display by most recent observation or 2) display by date range. To view all observations for a given site, click on Site Observation History.

Long-term trends in Pisaster ochraceus numbers at our monitored sites can be viewed by location here or by using our Interactive Map & Graphing Tool. Under "Long Term Graph Type" select "species counts data" and under "plot type" select "sea_star".

Sea Star Disease Observation Logs.

Site Observation History

Sea Star Map Definitions and References

Use the 'Map Display Options' to view sites on the map.

We would also like to thank the following individuals for submitting information used to update this map:

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Carl Tobin, Sabine Doenninghaus, Sahib Rai, Sally Stapp, Sally Vogel, Samantha Ferber, Samantha Winchell, Samuel Koss, Sandra Dildine, Sandra Milligan, Santiago Polo, Sara Ryan, Sarah Burstein, Sarah Dugan, Sarah Heidmann, Sarah Norvell, Sarah Rodgers, Sarah Sampson, Sarah Traiger, Sarah Vahabi, Sarka Martinez, Scarlett Arbuckle, Scott Anderson, Scott Groth, Scott Harris, Scott Johnson, Scott Marion, Scott Stevenson, Scott Suppus, Sean Ellenson, Sean Percy, Sean Williams, Serban Craioveanu, Sergei E Tavasieff, Sergei E. Tavasieff, Seth Spencer, Shannon Balfry, Shannon Jarrell, Shannon Phillips, Shannon Steen, Sharon Linton, Sharon Westmoreland, Shaun Case, Shawn Coleman, Shawna Eggleston, Sheila Harrington, Sherena Nyen, Sherry Mack, Shirley Tokheim, Shirley White, Sierra McClement, Siobhan Keenan, Skyllar Erickson, Sofia Nicholson, Sonja Postak, Spencer Johnson, Staci Kaye-Carr, Stephanie Jurries, Stephanie Peacock, Stephen Brown, Stephen Whitaker, Steve Clabuesch, Steve Fradkin, Steve Hill, Steve Lee, Steve Lonhart, Steve Rubin, Steve Rumrill, Steve Simmons, Steve Tuckerman, Steve Wiley, Steven Fradkin, Steven Hempel, Steven Morgan, Steven S. Rumrill, Stuart Wobbe, Sue Coulter, Sue Jones, Susan Robertson, Susan Wise-Eagle, Tamara Galvan, Tamara N Russell, Tara DuBois, Tara Troyer, Taylor Frierson, Taylor Umetsu, Terence Lee, Teresa Burns, Teresa Soleau, Terilyn Rawson, Terry Brown, Terry L. Brown, Thomas Koff, Tim Carpenter, Tim Herrlinger, Tim Mann, Tim Manns, Tim Wootton, Timmothy Manns, Timothy Billo, Timothy Dwyer, Tina Connell, Tish Conway-Cranos, Tom Dean, Tom Ford, Tom Hlavac, Tory Johnson, Tracy Walker, Trinity Weyandt, Tristin McHugh, Tro Ota, Ty Jones, Tyler Preston, Victoria de Aranzeta, Victoria Stevens, Vinay Kumar, Vince Furnari, Walter Kelley, Wendel Raymond, Wendell Wood, Wendy, Wendy Feltham, Wendy Lopez, Wendy Sparks, Wendy Steffensen, Whitney Fish, Will Beattie, William Krause, William Van Orden, Wyatt Patry, Yarrow Rubin, Yvette Ralph, Yvonne Leduc, Zachary Clemens, Zachary Davies, Zoe Fairlie, Zoe Shaheen, and many others. In addition, we would like to thank Melissa Redfield (UCSC) for consolidating this information for the map as well as for the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome Updates page.