Healthy Sunflower Sea Star (IMAGE) University of California - Davis Caption Sea Stars from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest have been hard hit by Sea Star Wasting Disease. A survey by the UC Davis SeaDoc Society shows that in the Salish Sea, the impacts go beyond the intertidal sea stars visible from shore to animals that live below the low tide line. There are likely to be long-term impacts on these ecosystems. Credit Joe Gaydos, SeaDoc Society Usage Restrictions May be used with acknowledgement. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.