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11-16-2018, 04:32 AM
Creatures with 'pancake batter'-like appearance found off Maine: They're 'scary to swim around'
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Sea squirts are flourishing off the coast of Maine as temperatures in the Gulf of Maine steadily increase. They may sound cute, but they could cause a "giant-sized problem," University of New Hampshire (UNH) researchers have warned in the past.
The population of the jelly-like marine invertebrate animals — also known as tunicates — has grown rapidly in recent years, and they're starting to wipe out other organisms that are vital to the ocean's ecosystem.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/creatures-with-pancake-batter-like-appearance-found-off-maine-coast-theyre-scary-to-swim-around
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Sea squirts are flourishing off the coast of Maine as temperatures in the Gulf of Maine steadily increase. They may sound cute, but they could cause a "giant-sized problem," University of New Hampshire (UNH) researchers have warned in the past.
The population of the jelly-like marine invertebrate animals — also known as tunicates — has grown rapidly in recent years, and they're starting to wipe out other organisms that are vital to the ocean's ecosystem.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/creatures-with-pancake-batter-like-appearance-found-off-maine-coast-theyre-scary-to-swim-around