The die-off happens in the spring, Okihiri says, because that's when leopard sharks typically gather in large groups in shallow water where the fungal pathogens have exploded.
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"California Shark Strandings Caused by Fungus"
"Right now it's just hypothetical," he says. "We hypothetically believe that this fungal pathogen proliferates in stagnant water, in salt water marshes, in slow-moving salt water sloughs that meander throughout the south bay, and these manmade lagoons in Foster City and Redwood Shores."
The die-off happens in the spring, Okihiri says, because that's when leopard sharks typically gather in large groups in shallow water where the fungal pathogens have exploded.
The die-off happens in the spring, Okihiri says, because that's when leopard sharks typically gather in large groups in shallow water where the fungal pathogens have exploded.
