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Back in 2004, it was an eye-opening experience for Crestwood couple Michael and Beth Searcy to go on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with their former church. After returning in 2006 and ...
Coral surrounding the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島) could become extinct in two years, conservationists warned on Thursday, after a study showed that starfish have devoured 19 percent of the ...
The airport revealed its new art installation Tuesday, which features three massive starfish. The sea stars, named Sam, Kai and Leo, are part of a permanent art installation called Starfish Family ...
Abstract: This paper presents a novel vision-based underwater robotic system for the identification and control of Crown- Of-Thorns starfish (COTS) in coral reef environments. COTS have been ...
These outbreaks may be a result of overfishing of the crown-of-thorns starfish’s primary predator, the giant triton or they may be a natural phenomenon. These starfish are known to be more successful ...