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Citizen’s quest to find starfish along the San Diego coast helps scientists better understand biodiversity

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The last week of the year brings low tides to the San Diego coastline, giving tide collectors another chance this month to join a statewide quest to find sea stars, also known as starfish. The Solstice Sea Star Search along the California coast is an effort by the California Academy of Sciences to track starfish populations…