Coral Spawning 2011
CORAL WAS FULL OF LOVE THIS YEAR!
Many boulder corals off Key Largo, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, were full of "love" early Sunday (Aug. 21, 2011) morning as they released millions of gametes in a once-a-year synchronized mass-spawning ritual. The spectacular white excretion enables the eggs and sperm to enter the water in massive quantities, maximizing the chances of fertilization and overwhelming predators with more food than they can consume.
For those that joined us, you experienced something most people have not! And for those who did not make it this year, check in next August for the 2012 Coral Spawning date projection.
Below, please enjoy video of the 2011 Coral Spawning by Frazier Nivens
Photos Copyright © Jim Abernethy, 2009
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