Sea sawdust clue in controlling crown-of-thorns starfish

October 10, 2024 9:49 AM

Sea sawdust clue in controlling crown-of-thorns starfish. The Coral Sea off Mackay in north Queensland has turned shades of brown, green and pink with bacteria dubbed sea sawdust. It could hold the key to cracking the puzzle of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (5 comments total)

too bad they eat coral, those are neat looking starfish
posted by Dr. Twist at 10:35 AM on October 10 [1 favorite]

where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner
posted by dr. boludo at 11:14 AM on October 10

The Octonauts would like a word.

(The secret is Pirate Pie)
posted by sharp pointy objects at 4:11 PM on October 10

sharp pointy objects beat me to it, lol
posted by Wretch729 at 5:35 PM on October 10

In 1972 I wrote a college paper on the Crown of Thorns and their threat to the coral reefs. It’s sad to see that over 50 years later there isn’t much of an advance in combatting them.
posted by jvbthegolfer at 3:54 AM on October 12