![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #1868](https://echoesofthelastmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/coral-spawning1171.jpg "What is coral spawning?")
Once a year, on cues from the lunar cycle and the water temperature, entire colonies of coral reefs simultaneously release their tiny eggs and sperm, called gametes, into the ocean. The phenomenon brings to mind an underwater blizzard with billions of colorful flakes cascading in white, yellow, red, and orange.
This was originally published on https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral-spawning.html
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