New preprint: first systematic, year-round field data showing widespread and persistent sea star wasting-type disease in Baltic Asterias rubens.
On bioRxiv:
And: with our new drawing booklet designed by the very talented @katjasee.bsky.social and Alexandra Hahn @geomarkiel.bsky.social
Even though sea stars were critically underrepresented, I had a blast at #ITRS2025 in Brest! 🌊🌡️⭐
First conference, first Bluesky post and somehow, I now have a soft spot for kelp.🌱 Shoutout to @lies-nerd.bsky.social , @frankmelzner.bsky.social , Mark Lenz, and all the lovely people I got to meet!
Some of the marine critters I captured while rockpooling in Brittany this week. Gotta catch'em all!
Katja Seebass
Sea star wasting disease in the keystone predator Asterias rubens from the Baltic Sea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.16.699924v1