[Coral-List] Stony coral tissue loss disease news article

[David Blakeway]

The concept of stony coral tissue loss disease entering the Pacific is
worrying. And is probably feasible given the live coral trade (though I
know most trade is from, not to, the Pacific).
I hope the quarantine on live coral imports is up to scratch, does anybody
know?

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:40 PM Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> This deadly coral disease is threatening more than just reefs
>
>
> https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/deadly-coral-disease-threatening-more-080043405.html
>
> Cheers, Doug
>
> --
> Douglas Fenner
> Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
> NOAA Fisheries Service
> Pacific Islands Regional Office
> Honolulu
> and:
> Coral Reef Consulting
> PO Box 997390
> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA
>
> Slashing emissions by 2050 isn't enough.  We can bring down temperature
> now.
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/climate-deadlines-super-pollutants-hfcs-methane/2021/04/15/acb8c612-9d7d-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html
>
> Humans have destroyed 97% of earth's ecosystems
> (well, more like only 3% are fully intact)
> https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB1fH7DT?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare
>
> Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years.
> (but 2-4 times worse in tropics)
> https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoa-soo021220.php
> https://www.pnas.org/content/117/8/4211
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