New Alaska sea sponge species fuel debate over fishery practices

The vast and largely unexplored seafloor off Alaska’s coastline produces occasional startling discoveries. The latest concerns the sponges that line the bottom of the ocean and contribute to an ecosystem that supports some of the nation’s biggest seafood harvests. Scientists have now identified nine previously unknown species of sea sponges that dwell there, including one […]

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