BLUE PLANET SEA OF LIFE CORAL SEAS FULL

It happens an hour or two after sunset with the cover of darkness increasing the chances of larvae survival by overwhelming fish predators.

BLUE PLANET SEA OF LIFE CORAL SEAS FULL

While much of the coral spawning process remains a mystery, scientists from all over the world study these miraculous events, and now know that the ideal time for the release of the reproductive cells is a week or so after a full August moon. After they drift to the surface for fertilisation, the sea will be partially covered by the slicks of coral larvae before they settle to the bottom destined to build the next generation of these vital ocean organisms. Tropical coral reefs, although out of sight, are essential to our world-wide food chains.Įach year, coral release millions of packets of egg and sperm cells that appear as massive underwater clouds of white and pink upward moving “snowfall”. What is coral spawning and why is this so rare?įirst discovered in the 1980s at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, this annual mass reproduction phenomenon is now known to be critical to coral reef – and our own ecosystem’s – survival. Coral spawning happens once a year and only a handful of people worldwide see this marvel in their lifetime.Įach year, Anse Chastanet’s scuba diving team, Scuba St Lucia, incredibly and accurately predicts the night spawning and prepares to take novice and experienced divers and snorkellers to observe the sensational spectacle which occurs yearly right off the beaches of this characteristic hotel.Īccompanied at night by Anse Chastanet’s skilled in-house scuba staff, divers and snorkellers will be able to witness the mesmerising fertilisation process of both coral and various other reef inhabitants.

As seen on David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II, the remarkable phenomenon which turns the seas yellow and pink with upwards moving “snowfall”. June 2018…// Guests at Anse Chastanet, St Lucia, will be dazzled by one of nature’s most spectacular and rare performances from the 2 nd – 3 rd September 2018. One of Nature’s Most Spectacular and Rare Phenomena Predicted to Take Place on 2 nd – 3 rd September 2018 Off the Coast of Anse Chastanet Resort

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