| Scuba Video by Mark Walden |
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| Coral Spawn Video from the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
About one hour after dark, on the eighth
night following the August full moon, the
coral explodes into action filling the water
with millions of eggs. The BB sized eggs
mix with sperm that has been released a
little earlier and float to the surface to be
carried away by the current.
Later, they settle back to the bottom to
find a suitable hard surface and start a
new colony.
The best place to witness this mass
Coral Spawn is the Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Click picture to view Video Clip
night following the August full moon, the
coral explodes into action filling the water
with millions of eggs. The BB sized eggs
mix with sperm that has been released a
little earlier and float to the surface to be
carried away by the current.
Later, they settle back to the bottom to
find a suitable hard surface and start a
new colony.
The best place to witness this mass
Coral Spawn is the Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Click picture to view Video Clip
| copyright Mark Walden 2001-2006 |