August 11, 2025 - A familiar and troubling scene is unfolding once again at the Marine Mammal Center, as pens fill with sick and dying California sea lions. Veterinarians are seeing the telltale signs of a recurring, deadly kidney disease that spikes every few years along the coast.

August 5, 2025 - After a decade of watching a mysterious plague turn sunflower sea stars into formless goo, Canadian scientists have identified the killer: a bacterium known as Vibrio Pectinicida. The discovery, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, marks a critical first step toward reversing the catastrophic decline of this keystone species and restoring the vital ecosystems that depend on it.