Please continue to send in tracking logs after spending time diving or tidepooling. We are constantly updating our website with the latest reports, and will update the map on a regular basis. Please remember to fill out a log even if you search and only find healthy sea stars, or no sea stars! This information is just as valuable as observations of diseased individuals.
* Required
Have you submitted observations from this location before?* If no, the Latitude/Longitude need to be entered below in order to include the observation(s) on our tracking map. If yes, you do not need to re-enter the Latitude/Longitude for the referenced site.
Yes
No
Sample Date* Date (yyyy-mm-dd) of sample.
Site/Location Name* Name of Site or Location where survey was done.
Site/Location additional information (optional) Additional information about the Site or Location where survey was done.
State/Province* Name of State or Province where survey was done. If other, please include State or Province in comments field.
Alaska
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
California
Baja California, Mexico
Other
Latitude in decimal degrees (eg. 36.94851473) For assistance finding the correct coordinates, please see the instructions here.
Longitude in decimal degrees (eg. -122.0648337) Reminder - include the negative sign for west coast observations in North America.
Location Type* Record the type of site (rocky intertidal, sandy beach, subtidal, captivity, other). Captivity should refer to any laboratory tank and/or office tank. If other, please include location type in comments field.
rocky intertidal
sandy beach
subtidal
captivity
Depth Average depth of dive (if applicable). Actual depth can be recorded in additional information if desired.
Disease symptoms observed at site* Choose "yes" if disease symptoms were observed at the site as of the indicated Sample Date, and "no" if disease symptoms were not observed at the site as of the indicated Sample Date. Then select "yes", "no" or "not observed" for each species below.
yes
no
Pisaster ochraceus - disease symptoms observed?*
species not observed
Pycnopodia helianthoides - disease symptoms observed?*
Pisaster giganteus - disease symptoms observed?*
Pisaster brevispinus - disease symptoms observed?*
Evasterias troschelii - disease symptoms observed?*
Asterina (Patiria) miniata - disease symptoms observed?*
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus - disease symptoms observed?*
Other species - disease symptoms observed?* Check each additional sea star species showing disease symptoms. Only check species actually observed at the site.
NONE (no additional sea stars observed showing disease symptoms)
Astropecten spp.
Crossaster papposus
Dermasterias imbricata
Henricia spp.
Leptasterias spp.
Linckia columbiae
Orthasterias koehleri
Pteraster tesselatus
Solaster spp.
Other species - disease symptoms NOT observed?* Check each additional sea star species showing NO disease symptoms. Only check species actually observed at the site.
NONE (no additional sea stars observed showing NO disease symptoms)
First Name* First name of person compiling/submitting data.
Last Name* Last name of person compiling/submitting data.
Affiliation University, laboratory, etc. with which this contact is affiliated (if applicable).
Email* Current email address for the primary contact for these data.
Will you be sending photos (separately) for this observation?* Please send any photos to seastarwasting@googlegroups.com. If file size(s) are too large to send, please email us for an alternative method of file sharing.
Additional Information Additional comments about site, sample, or sea star species.
