Public Hearings in Alaska on Proposal to List Sunflower Sea Stars Under the Endangered Species Act
![A healthy sunflower star, Pycnopodia helianthoides. This species was used in the recent study.Eric Chan/Flickr Public Hearings in Alaska on Proposal to List Sunflower Sea Stars Under the Endangered Species Act](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image08-10-2015-13.00.39-e1681342265256.jpg)
NOAA Fisheries is holding two public hearings in Alaska on the agency’s proposal to list the sunflower sea star as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The proposed listing was published in the Federal Register with a public comment deadline of May 15, 2023. The sunflower sea star is one of the largest sea stars in the world, and […]