In the fall, we reported on the sensational return of the blue mussel along the Swedish west coast. The mussel beds have spread to an extent where we have to go back in time to find an equivalent. But this has also created conditions for another species that feeds mainly on mussels – the common starfish, Asterias rubens. They have now invaded the mussel beds in an almost explosive way... https://www.deepseareporter.com/starfish-invade-the-mussel-beds-on-the-west-coast-of-sweden/