About four monthes ago, I didn't even know what caused coral bleaching, so I
made efforts to learn about it. Now, I think coral is one of the most
interesting parts of reef ecology, and I continue to look for more
information about this. Along the way, I joined a list that discusses coral.
The list members are mainly scientists, and the information is excellent -
if you like corals. So, if anyone here is interested, you can connect to the
list with the following link:
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/lists/coral-list.html .

Brad
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Coral Spawning Predictions for Southern Caribbean, According to Dr. Mark
Vermeij.

The data are based of yearly observations during the last 6 years on Curacao
(Netherlands Antilles, 12N).

Acropora palmata : Aug  17 18: 21h15-22h00;
Acropora cervicornis: Aug  17 18: 21h00-22h00;
Diploria labyrinthiformis: Sep 15-18 & Oct 16-18: 22h00-23h30;
Diploria strigosa: Sep 17 18 22h00-23h 30;Oct 17 18 22h00-23h00
Montastraea cavernosa: Sep 15-17 & Oct 15 16: 21h00-23h00;
M. annularis s.l. : Sep 15-18 & Oct 16-18: 21h00-22h30;
Eusmilia fastigiata: planulae likely visible between Sep 15 Oct 31 in
tentacles;
Madracis senaria: Sep 18 19 & Oct 18 19, between 0h00-06h00;
Agaricia humilis: entire period Sep- Nov;
Agaricia agaricites: entire period Sep- Nov;
Stephanocoenia michelini: Sep 16-18 & Oct 16-18: 21h00-22h00;
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Coral Spawning Predictions for Northern Caribbean, According to Dr. Alina
Szmant

Full moon of Aug is on Aug 12 at 4:48 am.

Acropora spp will spawn  sometime between Aug 15 and 17 at ca. 10:00 to
10:30 am at  Florida latitudes and ca. 30-60 min earlier further south  (ca.
2 hr after sunset)

Montastraea spp and Diploria strigosa will spawn Aug 18 to 20 at ca. 11 pm
or so in Florida and ca. 30 to 60 min earlier further south. (ca. 3 hr after
sunset)