"Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy."Saint Jacques Yves Cousteau
Walking along Sullivan's Island this past week, I noticed there were a lot of dead starfish washed up along the beach. I later found out that this small sad disaster is an actual phenomenon referred to as "wreck of starfish". This phenomenon usually occurs in winter months when winter storms, as we have had off the coast recently, disturb the sub tidal animals normally protected in the sand. These rough seas lift the starfish into frigid waters where they die from exposure, and then the higher surf from winter winds washes them onto shore. A starmageddon of sorts.
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