Bonaire Coral Spawning Sept/oct 2005

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For those interested, thought I would post the approximate times and dates for coral spawning on Bonaire:


APPROXIMATE CORAL SPAWNING DATES

2005

Days After The Full Moon -
September & October 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

First Spawn Sept. (S) 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept
Second Spawn Oct. (O) 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct

HARD CORALS
Elkhorn Coral S ? 9:15-9:45PM 9:15-9:45PM ? x x x
Staghorn Coral S x ? 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM ? x x
Smooth Brain Coral S x x x ? 9:45PM ? x
Large-cup Star Coral SO x ? 9:30-10:30PM 9:30-10:30PM ? x x
Mountainous Star Coral SO x x ? 9:30-10:30PM 9:30-10:30PM ? x
Flower coral SO 9:15-10:30PM 9:15-10:30PM 9:15-10:30PM 9:15-10:30PM
Ten-ray Star Coral SO x x x x x ? ?
Lettuce Coral SO all night all night all night all night all night all night all night
Blushing Star Coral S 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM 9:00-10:00PM

SOFT CORALS
Sea Rods SO 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM

ECHINODERMS
Black Sea Urchin SO Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM
Sea Cucumber SO Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM Noon-6:00PM
Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars) SO 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM 7:30-10:00PM

WORMS
Fire Worm SO Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM Noon-7:00PM
Christmas Tree Worm SO 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM

SPONGES
Touch-Me-Not Sponge SO Noon-5:00PM Noon-5:00PM Noon-5:00PM ? x x x

I hope this helps!

Liz
 

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