Study Explains Sea Urchin Die-Off Monday, June 8, 2015 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Something is killing tidal pool life off the Northern California coast. Millions of purple sea urchins and tiny sea stars have died along a 62-mile stretch of coast in Northern California in the past two years, according to a new study by UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. Lead author Laura Jurgens says algal bloom is the likely culprit behind the sea urchin die-off. Unlike sea star wasting syndrome, a disease that has progressed over years as sea stars literally waste away, the sea urchin die-off was fast, wiping out these two species in as little as a few days. Jurgens joins us from the Bodega Marine Laboratory to talk about the long-term population and ecosystem consequences this die-off may indicate. Patterns of Mass Mortality among Rocky Shore Invertebrates across 100 km of Northeastern Pacific Coastline
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