Scientists Gather at Night to Watch Annual Spawning Event to Save Florida Reefs

Scientists gather at night to watch annual spawning event to save Florida reefs

Scientists are racing against time to save Florida's dying coral reef through an ambitious project following a rare annual spawning event in the Florida Keys.

Can coral sex help save Florida’s reefs? Annual coral spawning brings optimism

For coral, sex is a numbers game.  Every summer, days after the July full moon, elkhorn and staghorn corals release eggs and sperm into the water in a carefully timed event called mass spawning.  When enough mature colonies spawn together, their gametes can meet and mix in the waves, fertilize each other and hopefully settle […]

Florida’s Leading Coral Experts Unite in Historic Effort to Restore the Coral Reef | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Throughout the first week of August, 12 organizations came together in an unprecedented collaborative effort to protect the future of Florida’s Coral Reef during one of nature’s most elusive events, … The post Florida’s Leading Coral Experts Unite in Historic Effort to Restore the Coral Reef appeared first on Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.