The mysterious disease killing corals in the Gulf of Mexico’s largest coral sanctuary continues to puzzle scientists.⁠ ⁠ When it was first spotted in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary a few weeks ago, scientists sounded the alarm, believing it was stony coral tissue loss disease, a newly-discovered affliction that’s been ravaging reefs in the Caribbean Sea but has somehow stayed out of the Gulf. But now Michelle Johnston, a sanctuary ecologist, isn’t so sure what it is.⁠ ⁠ “We know something is happening,” she said. “Something very strange.”⁠ ⁠ Read the latest updates from scientists at the link in bio. #FlowerGardenBanks #MarineSanctuary #Coral