Read more starfish stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35928/starfish.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 21:58:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=218466&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331222417' border='0' />New England beaches are swarming with starfish this spring, and nobody’s sure why, the Boston Globe reports. The spike may be connected to shellfish population; it could be due to a drop in spider crabs, which prey on starfish; it could be tied to water temperature or wind patterns. Whatever...Some fishermen are worried about the starfish population's threat to shellfish.http://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.htmlMon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42199/ocean-census-surprises-scientists.htmlKatherine Thompson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=152022&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401001142' border='0' />Somewhere under the Antarctic Ocean, brittle starfish completely cover a submerged mountain. In the Pacific, sharks congregate in a region with few food sources but plenty of opportunity for romance. Those facts, along with an accounting of more than 5,000 newly discovered species, are part of the results of...In this photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division, tunicates, an animal that looks like glass tulips, are seen in Antarctic waters in January 2008.http://www.newser.com/story/42199/ocean-census-surprises-scientists.htmlMon, 10 Nov 2008 10:32:25 CST