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From: "Brad" <[log in to unmask]>



> 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 .

Sorry, that link didn't work. Hopefully this will.
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/
>
> Brad
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 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;
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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)