Staghorn coral spawns once a year in the late summer This is a photo of staghorn coral spawning. It was taken at the Coral Restoration Foundation nursery off Tavernier, Florida. Staghorn coral spawns once a year in the late summer, in the middle of the night. These corals broadcast spawn, meaning that male and female corals release their […]
Dendrogyra Cylindrus
This pillar coral was at the core of bio site 7 Dendrogyra cylindrus a.k.a. pillar coral is found in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean. This particular structure is found in the Dominican Republic southwest of Bayahibe. I took this photo in 2011 as part of a site assessment of the Morales “shipwreck”, […]