N.M. Sanctuaries WEBINAR: Sunflower Sea Star Conservation & Kelp Forest Recovery

National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar:
Sunflower Sea Star Conservation and Kelp Forest Recovery
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 5:00 pm CST

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Featured Program:
Shooting for the Stars: Sunflower Star Laboratory’s community-based approach to Pycnopodia conservation and kelp forest recovery.

Sunflower Star Laboratory (SSL) is a conservation aquaculture nonprofit dedicated to restoring the critically endangered Sunflower Star and saving California's kelp forests.

In part because of the loss of this keystone urchin predator, over 96% of Northern California's kelp forests have disappeared in the last decade. In this talk, learn about how SSL is currently raising part of the first cohort of human-reared juvenile Sunflower Stars in California, conducting scientific research, and coordinating Sunflower Star recovery with partner institutions across North America.

Great Photo Gallery:
Sunflower Star Gallery — Sunflower Star Laboratory

Past NMS webinars are archived at this site:
For Teachers - Webinar Series Archive | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

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