Another blog to report on coral spawning

From a post on NOAA's coral-list listserve:

. . . a team of scientists and aquarium professionals will leave to Puerto Rico for the 4th SECORE workshop. Two research teams around Iliana Baums (Penn State) and Mary Hagedorn (Smithsonian) will join the SECORE group for the spawning of the threatened Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata. Spawning is predicted around Aug 22 and 23.

Because of its great success in the past year, we have set up a weblog again to give people around the globe the chance to join us online!

From the SECORE Web site:

SECORE is a unique initiative to address coral conservation issues by combining the best of two worlds. It creates a platform where public aquaria & zoos work closely together with marine science, sharing knowledge and practical skills in coral husbandry and coral research. SECORE aims at contributing to a healthy future for the most diverse ecosystem of the sea: the coral reef.

Focussing on sexual reproduction of reefbuilding corals around the world, SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) provides tools for live stock management in public aquaria. We promote cooperation between top scientists in coral reproduction biology and related fields. SECORE is an active partner in coral conservation and public outreach.