Coral Spawning: Out of Sync and In Major Trouble
In recent years, scientists who have been tracking synchronous spawning noticed that corals in the Red Sea—which spawn at various times from June to September—were releasing their gametes in an unsynchronized fashion. The timing was erratic, different from years past, and unpredictable.
Florida Looking at Ban on Reef-Harming Sunscreens
Following the example that Hawaii, Palau, and parts of Mexico made last year, the state of Florida is considering proposed legislation to outlaw two chemicals found in many sunscreens that are known to kill corals.
Kyle says:
Has any findings on what the project has found for optimal growth been published? ie lighting and food types.Robert says:
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Message123Jason Struthers says:
This coral repository is long overdue. Thank you for spearheading. A few questions: 1) how is it being funded? A global coral tax should be imposed on every purchase and sale of coral, even captive propagated frags. It could be a nominal fee of 0.25$. This would add up! 100% of profits redistributed to coral protection and recovery efforts. 2) will these collections be a source of species for reef recovery if they are catalogued and kept separate based on point of origin? Or is this just acting as a living museum of sorts? 3) while this is necessary, more pressure is needed to establish marine protected areas that encompass coral reefs. See the Atoll islands and Palau as beacons of successful reef conservation.