Starting in 2013, a wasting disease caused a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska along the Pacific coast, devastating more than 20 species and killing billions of creatures. The sunflower sea star was worst hit. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/sea-star-wasting-disease-cause-research-study-bacteria/283-71c096ad-998e-409d-beeb-56d0a014d493 Watch more The Story videos: https://bit.ly/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Twitter: https://x.com/kgwnews Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw