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Offshore nursery corals spawn for first time
Four years ago Australia’s first offshore coral nursery was planted. Now, the corals are all grown up and have spawned for the first time.
Four years ago Australia’s first offshore coral nursery was planted. Now, the corals are all grown up and have spawned for the first time.
When it comes to capturing the annual coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef, it’s all about being at the right place at the right time.
Following the new year full moon, mass coral spawning occurred in the Lord Howe Island lagoon in January.
Justin Gilligan joins scientists on an expedition to the far northern Great Barrier Reef to witness the annual mass coral spawning spectacle and to look for ways to help this ecosystem under pressure.
The severe and repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef has not only damaged corals, it has reduced the reef’s ability to recover.