Sharpnose Puffers with Tumors

[Alan E Strong]

HotSpot Update:

No exceptionally warm SSTs in the western Atlantic/Caribbean yet...with
exception of Flower Gardens region.

Aug 27 HotSpot update still has main activity bleaching activity for July
2001 in NW Pacific.  Midway may be seeing bleaching this week if
winds/clouds don't show up.

AES


mel keys wrote:

>   Hi, folks,
>   From St. Croix, USVI: of seven Sharpnosed puffers,
> two had things stuck to them(?) that looked like bits
> of white rice.  Might these be tumors?
>   Some scattered coral diseases here, but no
> bleaching, yet.
>   Cheers,
>   Melissa Keyes
>
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Alan E. Strong
Physical Oceanographer & Team Leader
   NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
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