Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Mystery Sponge-killing Disease Now Seen From Palm Beach To Lower Keys
By Chris Sweeney Fri., May 25 2012 at 5:00 AM
Categories: Environment
From Sombrero Reef down in the Keys to the waters of West Palm Beach, red barrel sponges are disintegrating at worrisome rates. The culprit is unknown, and state scientists are busy trying to figure out just how widespread the disease outbreak is.
At the end of April, Ed Tichenor of Palm Beach County Reef Rescue first observed sponges disintegrating. By the first week of May, he confirmed the sponges, an animal, were dying from Breakers Reef in Palm Beach south to at least Delray Beach.
Now, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirm with New Times that similar observations have been made in waters off Broward, Key Biscayne and the Florida Keys.
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http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/05/mystery_sponge-killing_disease.php
By Chris Sweeney Fri., May 25 2012 at 5:00 AM
Categories: Environment
From Sombrero Reef down in the Keys to the waters of West Palm Beach, red barrel sponges are disintegrating at worrisome rates. The culprit is unknown, and state scientists are busy trying to figure out just how widespread the disease outbreak is.
At the end of April, Ed Tichenor of Palm Beach County Reef Rescue first observed sponges disintegrating. By the first week of May, he confirmed the sponges, an animal, were dying from Breakers Reef in Palm Beach south to at least Delray Beach.
Now, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirm with New Times that similar observations have been made in waters off Broward, Key Biscayne and the Florida Keys.
...
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/05/mystery_sponge-killing_disease.php