Around 2013, “sea star wasting disease” started driving Oregon coast sea stars nearly to extinction. As many as 6 million may have died. Steve Rumrill, the shellfish program lead with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, helped co-author a recovery plan for one species, the sunflower sea star, which was particularly hard hit by the disease. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/life/animals/oregon-struggling-sunflower-sea-stars/283-807617c7-6725-458a-896b-11f4e8d54530 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect