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Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary:
<p><i>D. strigosa</i> spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid
was observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more reports.......
<p>Ernesto Weil wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> Dear colleagues, spawning of <i>Montastraea</i>
spp. occurred right on time this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations:
<p>September 1<sup>st</sup> (6 days after the full moon):
<p>7:55 - 8:40 p.m. <i>M. franksi</i> and <i>M. cavernosa</i>
<p>10:30 - 11:10 p.m. <i>M. annularis</i> and <i>M. faveolata</i>
<p><i>M.annularis</i> started to spawn before <i>M.faveolata</i>, then
they overlapped for about ? hour, <i>M.annularis</i> stopped and <i>M.faveolata</i>
continued to spawn afterward for a short period of time.
<p>September 2<sup>nd</sup>. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather
so, observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept
in aquaria with running seawater.
<p>8:45 - 9:20 p.m <i>M. franksi</i>
<p>10:30 - 11:10 p.m. <i>M.annularis</i>
<p>11:00 - 11:50 p.m. <i>M.faveolata</i>
<p>Saludos,
<p>EW.<font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Dr. Ernesto Weil</font></font>
<br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR</font></font>
<br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667</font></font>
<br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241</font></font>
<br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500.</font></font></blockquote>
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