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Divers Can Help Prevent the Spread of Coral Disease to Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

The coral reefs of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary have thus far been free of coral disease. However, Florida’s coral reefs are currently experiencing a multi-year outbreak of a stony coral tissue loss disease that has now spread over 200 miles across the Florida reef tract.