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Diving Bonaire: The Best Laid Plans.....Coral Spawn
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe brannan (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #466) on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 10:41 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Gonna be on-island from 9/13-20 and it appears that coral blooming starts during that period (9/18-24). Since I have to dry out on 9/19 to travel the next day, I guess I get the 18th to find, observe and film the spawning. Two questions....do ya have to seriously go search for coral spawning or is there someplace where ya know you can see it (we're staying on Playa Lechi up from Yellow Submarine) and number 2, does someone in Bonaire rent video lights.
Anybody with info about the coral spawn would be greatly appreciated.

cheesit

joe

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian* (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3965) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 3:19 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Joe

I would check out the sponges about noon and watch for Sea Cucumbers going into the Cobra position. Look for any unusual behavior from the critters. Don's have a chart that we use http://habitatbonaire.com/articles/News/2008-Coral-Spawn-and-Love-Our-Planet-Week.aspx.

Less light helps, so try small lights. I think the 18th is early;so how about a night snorkel on the 19th.


Not sure yet if we can make it to Bonaire in September.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #216) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 8:44 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hi Joe,

See this regarding guided dives for coral spawning. Susan

http://www.bonaireinsider.com/index.php/bonaireinsider/dive_friends_bonaire_offers_guided_night_dives_for_bonaires_coral_spawning/

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #238) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 9:29 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Susan, I think the Dive Friends chart is off by a day for October, since the full moon is scheduled for Oct 14, not 15 as shown.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #217) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hi Mel, perhaps, but I know it's the information which the Bonaire Marine Park provided for this year's spawning, so I don't know if they made the error, or if the predicted dates are just what they think.

Susan

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #239) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:32 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Susan, I think they just made a typo on when the full moon will be. The BMP is welcome to guess on when the spawning will be, but not on when the full moon will be!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Edward Mizell (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #110) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:42 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have never seen coral spawning, but we will be on Bonaire September 6-13. Is it possible that some will be spawning at that time?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #240) on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 7:04 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Edward, probably not, but you might see some sponges spawning, partly because they don't seem so particular about the moon phases, and partly because they do it in the afternoons when it is easier to see!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Edward Mizell (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #111) on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 8:54 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks Mel. I would love to see the spawning, but we'll manage to have fun anyway!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian* (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3966) on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 10:48 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Confused sponges, we saw them smoking in March this year.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By YucatanPat (Sand$ A3) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #200) on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 12:38 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I witnessed brain coral spawning at sunset on a solo dive recently. I could not believe it so my wife joined me the next night and we saw it again at about the same time. Amazing to see the fish react and this was the first week of June. Not everything in nature goes by an exact schedule or cares about the moon. Being observant is the key.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By KriSSpi...Is it october yet? (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2646) on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:19 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

hey everyone! This is exciting. I will be back on Bob the 11th to the 18th of OCT. Sounds like I have a good chance of seeing "The Spawn"...LOL

(Message edited by kristi_tn on July 23, 2008)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Goodwin (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #297) on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:30 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Lucky "Bob"......

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By PS1* The 500K Post Queen. 7/22/2008 (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6114) on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:35 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

LOL!!!!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roy (NYBTB)meet me at Lac bay May 10th (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2267) on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 3:07 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

is that Lucky BOB on Bon ? :-):-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By PS1* The 500K Post Queen. 7/22/2008 (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6115) on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 3:28 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Kristi REALLY likes him!!

 


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