Coral Spawning Charters

Several times a year, on specific days, we take a few divers out to see something very special called coral spawning. One way that corals reproduce is by releasing eggs and sperm into the water at an uncannily exact time. For the past 15 years we have been studying two species of corals and their spawning patterns, and have pinpointed (as far as nature allows!) when this will occur, so that we can take divers out to see it with some degree of reliability.

The vast majority of coral species spawn at night and there are several places in the world, such as off of Texas and the Great Barrier Reef, where divers make special trips to see night coral spawning. Of course there are night spawning species in Hawaii too. But we specialize in taking people out to see something even more unusual and that is coral spawning during the day. This is very different from the night spawning, as we are able to see the whole reef bursting with new life instead of just particular colonies illuminated by our lights. Colony after colony begins to release eggs and sperm and within minutes the whole reef appears to be smoking!

These are opportunities not to be missed! If you will be here in April, May, June or July, and are interested in seeing these phenomena, email us and we'll let you know if your vacation overlaps one of these special days!

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