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Australian Study Blames Shell Collectors For Plague Of Coral Eating Starfish
An Australian study blames shell collectors for a coral eating starfish plague threatening Pacific islands. Triton shell harvesting near the Great Barrier Reef is linked to crown of thorns starfish outbreaks that devastate reefs, with measures urged to curb the spread.
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New York
Pacific Ocean
Sabah
North Borneo
Philippines
Taiwan
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Pacific Islands
Guam
Truk
Rota
Johnston Island
Palaus
Rabaul
Fiji
Smithsonian Institution
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Indean
University of Queensland
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Brisbane