Coral are in serious trouble. This lab could help save them
From Wired by Matt Simon CORALS ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THIS LAB COULD HELP SAVE THEM (Local copy of the video available here) Nestled among giant fish tanks at the California Academy of Sciences, there’s a black box—just big enough to hold six aquariums and maybe five humans. What it lacks in size, though, it makes up for […]
What I did on my Summer Vacation: The Coral Sex Version
By Rich Ross From ReefsMagazine Swimming through a coral spawn is a peak experience if you are a coral nut like me. I know some find the idea swimming through clouds of coral sperm and eggs to be super icky, but to me, it’s a dream come true. I have been watching film of this […]
Nerd Nite SF: Coral Sex Therapy
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Making Babies! Once a Year Coral Spawn Event
From and written by Animal World October 5, 2013 by clarice Tenting a Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis All Photos included here courtesy Richard Ross California Academy of Sciences The Octo Mom pales in comparison to the Florida Keys Coral Spawn An event that happens just once a year yet results in hundreds of thousands of babies. Imagine have just one such happening […]
Spectacular video by Richard Ross of Philippine soft coral spawning event
From Advanced Aquarist blog By Leonard Ho A team from California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium (including Advanced Aquarist writers/biologists Richard Ross and Matt Wandell) is currently at work in the Philippines. Thus far, they’ve managed to observe (and capture on video) many corals spawning. Today, Richard Ross posted their latest video of a Cespitularia soft coral spawning event […]