Scary Covid-Like Disease Attacking Florida’s Largest Coral Reef!
- By: Joseph Simonds
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Have you heard about the crazy disease that is killing a big chunk of Florida’s coral reef system?
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease appeared out of nowhere in 2014 and has since been wreaking havoc on Florida’s delicate reef system.
In this podcast episode, Andrew Walker, President & CEO of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida, is sharing what’s going on with this outbreak.
You’ll learn:
- Why this is eerily similar to Covid-19
- How important coral reefs actually are to our fisheries (not many people realize this!)
- What scientists are doing to stop the spread and save our coral reefs
- How you can help save our coral reefs
- And much more
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Covid-Like Disease Ravaging Florida Reefs [VIDEO]
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Here’s a timestamped table of contents from my conversation with Andrew Walker about Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease:
1:55 – How the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease came about
5:15 – How scientists are rescuing and breeding corals in brand new ways to combat this disease
6:51 – The rate at which this disease is killing coral (this is scary)
8:17 – Why corals are so important to both our waters and our wallets
10:54 – The current state of how fast this disease is spreading
12:13 – How scientists are actually gluing healthy coral to dead coral to encourage new growth
14:49 – What the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida is and how they’re helping combat this disease (among all the other things they’re doing for Florida’s wildlife)
16:54 – What the road to recovery looks like for our coral reefs
20:48 – The different ways scientists are trying to quarantine corals to protect them from the spread of this disease
23:40 – How us recreational anglers can help save our coral reefs
- Divers can learn about volunteering here: https://myfwc.com/conservation/coral/
- Donations can be made here: https://wildlifeflorida.org/fisheries-reefs/
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease [VIDEO]
Conclusion
It’s crazy how Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease is mirroring Covid right now.
Quarantines, rapid spreading, and an unknown end…
If you want to help stop this disease and save our coral reefs, you can check out the links below:
- Divers can learn about volunteering here: https://myfwc.com/conservation/coral/
- Donations can be made here: https://wildlifeflorida.org/fisheries-reefs/
Have any questions about what Andrew and I talked about?
Let me know down in the comments.
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Understand that this is an old report, but is there a followup that brings us up to date on status of this terrible blight on Florida Reef? I have never heard if this type of coral disease. Thanks.