Animal Die-off — United States
A mass die-off of coral and other sea animals was discovered this week on a reef in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, federal officials said Fri [29 Jul 2016].
Sports divers discovered the damage on the East Flower Garden Bank, about 100 mi [approx. 160 km] southeast of Galveston, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report. Divers from the motor vessel Fling “were stunned to find green, hazy water, huge patches of ugly white mats coating corals and
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