Perfect Condition for Coral Spawn on the Great Barrier Reef

Image via WikipediaPerfect Condition for Coral Spawn on the Great Barrier Reef!
Yes, November is the time of year, but will the conditions be just right?
Watch the video as Coral spawns on the GBR and check out the article below to find out more about this really cool event!

Blue Planet: Coral Sea: GBR - Coral Spawning

Coral phenomenon edges closer

The annual coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef is set to occur in November as conditions become conducive to the natural phenomenon.

Conditions for spawning need to be just right; warm sea temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius, little tidal movement around three to six days after the November full moon, and after nightfall.

WATCH A VIDEO OF THE SPAWNING (above)

Poseidon's Peter Wright has been witnessing the spawning since the 1980s.

"It doesn't totally happen all in one night. It tends to happen on the inshore reefs a couple of nights beforehand and sometimes a whole month beforehand.

"A good indicator is Magnetic Island off Townsville. When that spawns you can be pretty sure (the reef in our area) will be soon after."

Mr Wright said the spawning will help the reef recover after natural disasters such as cyclones Larry and Yasi.

"It will help with the regeneration of damaged areas of the reef, providing those areas are clean of algae."

Marine biologists discovered the spawning process just 30 years ago, and this year predictions are being made that all will fall into place between 16 and 18 November.
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It really is quite an amazing event and without this happening coral reef would cease to exist!
So, lets hope for a succesful spawn shall we!
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Is it true? "Could Rabbit Fish Rescue The Great Barrier Reef?
These guys feed on that dreaded algae that effects this majestic reef!
They truly are a beautiful fish to look at, but they they may just play a huge role, bigger than we ever imagined!
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Rabbitfish Rescuing Reef

Research shows rabbitfish may help save areas of the Great Barrier Reef.

Rabbitfish may help save large areas of the Great Barrier Reef from destruction because they are herbivores and capable of stripping an area of vegetation, scientists recently said.
Coral reefs that have been weakened or damaged by human activity or natural disaster usually recover as long as they are not choked by marine algae, the scientists said.
However, because the populations of fish that normally feed on the algae have been fished down, the algae has been left to grow substantially.
Researchers have spent years running live experiments to see what happens when a reef turns to weed – and which fish, if any, are of help in restoring the coral.
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However the team noticed the rabbitfish concentrated their weed-removal efforts on the crest of the reef and were less effective on the slopes and flats – a feeding preference that is yet to be explained.
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