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Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz May Trigger A Bioinvasion Super-Spreader Event
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03893-5 <-- shared paper / brief report
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/29/biodiversity-superspreader-invasive-species-threat-ships-stuck-strait-hormuz-gulf <-- shared media article
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https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/idle-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-trigger-a-global-bioinvasion-event/ <-- shared technical article
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https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGz7pBF08k <-- shared technicial overview video
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/thousands-of-idle-ships-trapped-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-become-floating-nurseries-for-invasive-marine-species-and-spread-them-worldwide-when-trade-resumes/articleshow/132576193.cms <-- shared media article
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H/T @alejandro Bortolus | Investigador Principal CONICET
[“consequences”, fascinating, illuminating and scary frankly!!]
“The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are causing substantial humanitarian, economic, and geopolitical impacts and disrupting global trade. While the human and economic effects remain the focus of most immediate concern, a pending ecological crisis is also unfolding. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, stranded an estimated 1,500 ships in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, with hundreds more anchored in the Gulf of Oman. Prolonged stationary periods lead to substantial biofouling penalties for ships, as marine microbes, algae, and invertebrates rapidly colonize and grow on submerged surfaces. This accumulation not only impairs vessel operations but also creates significant environmental risks. A major concern is the high likelihood that these idle ships will facilitate the extensive spread of economically and ecologically damaging invasive species as they re-enter the global shipping network. Given the unprecedented scale and duration of this mass lay-up of ships, conditions are primed for a large-scale, marine bioinvasion “super-spreader” event as regular maritime trade in the region resumes. The combination of extensive biofouling growth and species accumulation, and the sheer number, size, and global reach of affected vessels, has created an immense international biosecurity threat. Here, [they] highlight the biosecurity risks arising from the closure of the Strait and provide recommendations to mitigate them. [They] urge relevant stakeholders worldwide, including ship operators, port authorities, and environmental managers, to prepare now for the backlog of ship biofouling management requirements and to implement appropriate actions to abate this extraordinary biosecurity threat...”
#bioinvasion #superspreader #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #mapping #global #worldwide #conflict #MiddleEast #biofouling #stationary #warmwater #marine #ship #shipping #cargo #transportation #StraitofHormuz #ecology #crisis #vessel #environmental #risk #hazard #economy #impact #humanimpacts #largescale #maritime #trade #international #biosecurity

This year's #flu is no joke. Not sure what mix of infections I have had, I'm guessing it might be a combo of a bad allergic reaction to some dust kicked up during yard work, then a flu, then a cough, one after the other. Either that or this particular virus just has a few stages of progression. Day 14 of it today. I may have caught it riding the train, or at work, or from my wife. She hasn't been quite as affected as me.
I received my flu #vaccine this year and generally kick anything after a week or so. I should have been more diligent about #masking in public. This is really something.
I worry that the #SuperBowl, being held tomorrow not far from here, will be a #superspreader event.

Oooh, look, a church gathering, Yay. And a billion restaurants.

#measles #superspreader

So sure. I tried to get into the band TOOL, since every intellectual metal head keeps banging on about how fucking great they are.

But then i read this and it confirms what i always thought about them. They are arrogant and pretentious posers.

[The headline is misleading. The singer does not actually apologize for superspreading COVID in NZ, but makes a joke of it)

https://www.alternativenation.net/tool-singer-apologizes-for-illness-at-concert/

#Superspreader #TOOL #COVID

𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗸𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗲𝘄𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲 '𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿' 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼'𝘀: '𝗜𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮ï𝗲𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘀𝘁'

Pieter van Vollenhoven (86) blijkt al jaren neppe video's te delen van dieren in de meest bizarre situaties. Geen haar op zijn hoofd die twijfelde aan de echtheid van de beelden, hij was simpelweg erg onder...

https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/royalty/artikel/5542179/pieter-van-vollenhoven-blijkt-onbewuste-superspreader-van-neppe

#PieterVanVollenhoven #superspreader #neppeDierenvideo's

Did anyone mask at the LC panel at the EU parliament? #superspreader

#July4 #superspreader
Started off today boosting Plague Poems --indeed, I anticipate that public gatherings, even outside, are going to result in closely-packed unmask crowds because, well, it's outside, and 6 foot distance doesn't account for who is downwind from whom. Big question, too, is whether or not old COVID rules even apply because the current dominant variant is NB 1.8.1 and there are lots other non-dominant variants thanks to all you unmasked mutant farms roaming around out there.

Happy Fourth.
#COVIDIsNOTover

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-measles-cases-pass-1000-1.7567488

"Alberta's measles outbreaks have now eclipsed the 1,000-case mark and infectious disease specialists are warning the virus is "impossible to contain," given the current level of transmission." - from 2 weeks ago!

This is so #fafo scary for Albertans who are rejecting science to a pathological degrees and the Calgary Stampede could be a #superspreader.

#abpoli #science #measles #vaccines #calgary #alberta #calgarystampede

@otheorange_tag @MatthewTitus88 I went to a 230-person family wedding yesterday, had a GREAT time (the groom was the son of a cousin whom I bridesmaided for in 1990 🤯), got home at midnight... and now have the sniffles, a cough, and sore throat -- are we shocked? 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ #Superspreader

#theorbo 🎵 #BaroqueSun

Also might be a similar border between a "still posting on a known #superspreader of #disinformation network," and "tying to affect the masses w/bits of wisdom." #justsayin

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5u6p74zfwqim44worfk7tzm/post/3lalxbtyqhk2e

Übrigens: Falls ihr Erkältungssymptome habt, ist es gerade jetzt wieder sehr #solidarisch , vorsichtig zu sein:

-in Öffentlichkeit Maske tragen (wenn nicht sowieso)

-auf Covid testen

-Sich weitgehend isolieren, auch wenn der Test zunächst negativ ist

Eine Bekannte war nun drei Tage lang mit #Covid im Büro, weil der Test lange negativ war. Nun klingen Symptome ab, der Test ist positiv.

Mach's besser als meine Bekannte. Werde kein #Superspreader

#CovidIsNotOver

US elections: Was #DNC a #superspreader event of #Covid? Netizens react as multiple attendees test positive

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-elections-was-dnc-a-superspreader-event-of-covid-netizens-react-as-multiple-attendees-test-positive/articleshow/112791187.cms

RE: my last repost

And those millions are flying home this week, many of them bringing their families and friends a nifty little souvenir named #covid.

Expect the next steep rise in infection numbers over the next month.

#CovidIsNotOver
#WeAreStillInAPandemic
#ParisOlympics
#superspreader

The day after the Opening Ceremony of the #Olympics I told a group of people at dinner that it was a #superspreader event.

I’m probably not wrong.

@luckytran I’m absolutely not watching anymore Olympics. This man went out there and possibly infected thousands of people. They should’ve required all fans at any indoor venues to wear a mask as well. #SuperSpreader #CovidKills

13% Infizierte zählt schon als #Superspreader-Veranstaltung, oder?

🤪

#Corona #Covid

4 years ago:

"Over 700 people in the medical community in Oklahoma tried to use reason to convince Tulsa’s mayor to cancel Trump’s rally. They failed.

Lawyers sued to prevent the rally from proceeding. They failed.

The venue manager had the campaign sign a contract that included safety measures like social distancing. But it was breached when someone in the campaign ordered staff to remove the social distancing stickers on chairs."

https://digbysblog.net/2021/08/12/who-enabled-the-spread-of-covid-at-trumps-rallies-spockosbrain/
#Covid #SuperSpreader event.

@COVID19_DISEASE
Not that we didn't already know, but the #Olympics2024 will be le gigantesque #superspreader

A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories https://www.wired.com/story/south-africa-x-twitter-disinformation/ #Politics/Disinformation #Superspreader #Politics

A Former President's Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories - A vast majority of the election-related disinformation a South African watchdog group ide... - https://www.wired.com/story/south-africa-x-twitter-disinformation/ #politics/disinformation #superspreader #politics