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Skin cancer hits Great Barrier Reef fish

Melanomas have been detected in wild fish populations for the first time in species on the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. The most likely culprit is ultra-violet radiation, says lead researcher Michael Sweet from the UK”s Newcastle University. The university and the Australian Institute of Marine Science examined 136 coral trout caught at Heron Island and One Tree Island, in the southern area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, between August 2010 and February 2012…. Source

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