The Kumulipo (Hawaiian creation chant) states that life began with the coral polyp and as more life was born, it became more and more complex. It is believed that coral is an akua, or deity, that may ...

Spawning fish are attractive for fishermen. High catch rates can generally be expected during spawning times at specific ...

Smooth flower corals bred and grown to maturity at Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Coral Gene Bank successfully spawned just 22 months after they were produced by corals from the Florida Reef ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral is impacting 84% of the ocean’s reefs according to the International Coral Reef Initiative. Researchers hope that coral spawning labs can create genetically ...

(WSVN) - A fascinating but fragile phenomenon that scientist hope will create new coral colonies is underway in the Keys. It’s called “coral spawning” and it happens every August. Existing coral ...

Members of the Raising Coral team, a Costa Rican NGO dedicated to restoring corals on both coasts of the country, witnessed the remarkable spawning of the elkhorn coral population in the ...

It's 9 p.m. and the corals are still not spawning. Nancy Knowlton and I have been underwater for an hour, diving and snorkeling about 350 feet off the coast of Solarte Island, one of 68 islands and ...

(CN) — Fisheries targeting coral reefs north of the Maldives could be jeopardizing the health of squaretail grouper populations by scaring fish away from their mating sites, according to a new study ...