Marine diseases are on the rise.
In response to the sea star wasting disease outbreak, we have assembled a Sea Star Wasting Syndrome Task Force to identify:
- Gaps in Knowledge
- Research Goals
- Action Items
- Potential Conservation Strategies
The Task Force is populated by academic scientists, state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, aquaculture specialists, and private partners to respond effectively to the disease. Many Task Force members are the authors of the first issue of the Sea Star Wasting Disease Strategic Action Plan.
People
Attendees of the Sea Star Wasting Workshop, November 16, 2017 in Pasadena, CA. Front row (left to right): Diego Montecino-Latorre, Elliot Jackson, Jenna Sullivan, Chris Derito, Piper Wallingford, Maurice Goodman, Laurel Field, Sarah Gravem, Bruce Menge, Lauren Schiebelhut, Jonathan Robinson Middle row (left to right): Monica Moritsch, Amy Henry, Emil Aalto, Lenaïg Hemery, Malina Loeher Back row (left to right): Sean Bignami, Tim Carpenter, Cascade Sorte, Michael Dawson, Benjamin Dalziel, Cassie Glaspie, Cynthia Catton, Jennifer Burnaford, Noah Jaffe, Dannise Ruiz-Ramos, Corey Garza
Organizational structure of the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome Task Force. Working groups are in purple circles, with the backgrounds of participating members in orange circles.
Sarah Gravem, Oregon State University (Coordinator)
Jennifer Burnaford, California State University Fullerton
Benjamin Dalziel, Oregon State University
Mike Dawson, University of California, Merced
Drew Harvell, Cornell University
Ian Hewson, Cornell University
Bruce Menge, Oregon State University
Melissa Miner, University of California, Santa Cruz
Priya Nanjappa, American Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Emil Aalto, Stanford University
Sean Bignami, Concordia University
Jenn Burt, Simon Fraser University
Cynthia Catton, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Tim Carpenter, Seattle Aquarium
Christopher Derito, Cornell University
Laurel Field, Oregon State University
Corey Garza, California State University Monterey Bay
Maurice Goodman, California State University San Luis Obispo
Cassandra Glaspie, Oregon State University
Lenaïg Hemery, Oregon State University
Amy Henry, University of California, Irvine
Elliot Jackson, Cornell University
Noah Jaffe, San Francisco State University
Malina Loeher, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Brenda Konar, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Diego Montecino-Latorre, University of California, Davis
Monica Moritsch, University of California, Santa Cruz
Melissa Pespeni, University of Vermont
Jonathan Robinson, Oregon State University
Laura Rogers-Bennett, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cascade Sorte, University of California, Irvine
Lauren Schiebelhut, University of California, Merced
Jenna Sullivan, Oregon State University
Dannise Ruiz-Ramos, University of California, Merced
