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"Today many kelp forests are on life support"

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Efforts to Save Kelp Forests from Ocean Warming Are Ramping Up
At one time, kelp forests — which shelter fish, slow erosion, and sequester carbon — grew along a third of the world’s coastlines. Now, scientists are working to bolster heat-stressed kelp by attackin...
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June 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Researchers believe they have discovered what killed billions of sea stars off the Oregon and west coasts • Lincoln Chronicle
Researchers believe they have discovered what killed billions of sea stars off the Oregon and west coasts
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August 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
IS TheAtlanticOcean ALONG AmericanBeaches DYING? As VibrioFleshEatingDisease ComesUp w/TheGulfStream!
VibrioPectenicidaStrainFHCF-3 isCausing SeaStarWastingDisease
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VibrioVulnificus: TheFleshEatingBacteria Behind Coastal Infections
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Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The causative agent of sea star wasting disease has been elusive. This study used genetic datasets and experimental exposures to demonstrate that a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida caused di...
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August 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM