Sponges in Tasmania’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Are Bleaching for First Time After Marine Heatwaves

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By Olivia RosaneApr 12, 2022, 6:02 pm328 pts
It turns out that coral isn’t the only marine organism that bleaches in hot water. Scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) have observed bleaching for the first time in the sponges that live in the “twilight zone” between the shallow and deep ocean…

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