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Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild. But their excitement quickly gave way to concern when they realized many of the Neptune’s cup sponges (Cliona patera) were entangled in discarded fishing [……
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Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand
Camellia Pingree
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Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild. But their excitement quickly gave way to concern when they realized many of the Neptune’s cup sponges (Cliona patera) were entangled in discarded fishing
