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Coral spawning is a miraculous event where entire coral colonies, prompted by the lunar cycle, sunset time and water temperature, release gametes (eggs and sperm) simultaneously. Gametes of one species fertilize another to become fertilized embryos that settle on the ocean floor after days to weeks.

The Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) has released its 2023 annual coral spawning prediction calendar for Curaçao and the south Caribbean. This calendar plays a central role in studying the reproductive biology of Caribbean corals and guiding coral restoration efforts for the southern Dutch Caribbean islands.

Based off these predictions, researchers are able to harvest coral gametes that are reared to larvae that can be used to cultivate future coral colonies.

As divers, being able to witness a spawning event is a unique opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking scene as the entire reef becomes engulfed in a blizzard of future corals.

Each year, the Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) releases a calendar to predict when each species of coral is expected to spawn. During these events, researchers from CARMABI, in collaboration with Reef Renewal Bonaire and Reef Renewal Curaçao, also collect gametes to be used to grow new corals in a laboratory setting.

NOW, dive in and learn more!
 
Your link triggers a browser warning. How about just paste the dates? It would probably be less than the glowing description.
 
Your link triggers a browser warning. How about just paste the dates? It would probably be less than the glowing description.
Fixed... sorry, had a block on for developer tools. Should be fine now. On the page, you can download the 2023 Calendar. Thanks and we hope to see you soon! Cheers from sunny Curaçao!
 
Wow that's amazingly different from coral spawning in the Texas Flower Gardens, where most of the spawning takes place a few days a year, about 7 days after the full moon in August. If full moon is early August then there may be a split spawn in August and September.
 
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