[Coral-List] Tubastraea on GOM oil rigs

[Paul Sammarco]

Dear Gene,

Hello.  As you know, I've been working on Tubastraea coccinea for about 10
yrs in the northern Gulf.  We may well be doing some response research on
them regarding the spill.

Cheers,

Paul

Paul W. Sammarco, Ph.D.
Professor
LUMCON

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Eugene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu> wrote:

> Colin, The health of this species along with the 6 or 7 other
> tropical corals that presently live on many rigs will be an
> interesting study for someone. Lets all hope the gusher ends soon. It
> certainly has been a spill of opportunity for many and a disaster for
> others. Gene
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