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A researcher off the Virgin Islands swims past a pillar coral showing signs of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
July 30, 2021
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A virulent and fast-moving coral disease that has swept through the Caribbean could be linked to waste or ballast water from ships, according to research.The deadly infection, known as stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), was first identified in Florida in 2014, and has since moved through the region, causing great concern among scientists.

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