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Please join us  Saturday September 25th for our annual contribution to the Project AWARE fight against marine debris.  We will be tackling the Carlisle Bay area and look forward to welcoming lots of our divers and snorkelers and beach goers to help.

Turtle Nesting Beach Clean-up @ 7:30 am

Carlisle Bay Marine Park Underwater Clean-up @ 9:30 am

If you are a certified diver and would like to help out please give us a call or drop an email barbadosblue@caribsurf.com to let us know you will be here and if you need equipment.

Come out and help us make this year the most successful yet!

Have a great show everyone!

Andre in action

The information below is available from International Year of the Reef 2008 (http://www.iyor.org/reefs/).

Coral Reproduction 101

Many coral species reproduce once or twice each year. Most coral species spawn by releasing eggs and sperm into the water, but the period of spawning varies from one species to another. When an egg and a sperm meet they form a larva known as a planula. The baby coral looks like a little tiny jellyfish and floats around near the surface at first, and then in the water column until it finds a suitable space to call home – usually a hard surface to attach to. Other limited distribution coral species are brooders. This is where only male gametes are released into the water, then taken in by female coral animals containing egg cells. Fertilization occurs inside the female coral, and a small planula develops inside it. This planula is released through the mouth of the female coral and drifts or crawls away to settle elsewhere and grow into a new colony.

Coral spawning happens at the same time each year and appears to be related to the lunar cycle. This allows scientists and divers the opportunity to observe this magnificent phenomenon, along with all the fish and predators that come to feed on them.

We will be observing Acroporid corals (Elkhorn/Staghorn) 2 days after full moon on the 8th ant 9th and Star corals 4 days after full moon on the 10th – 12th of September.  Cross your fingers for us that we get our own pictures this time around.  Some examples of what we are looking for…

Acroporid spawning

Acroporid spawning photo credits to:

http://divedeep.sakura.ne.jp/cb/spawn1.htm

Star coral spawning

Star Coral spawning photo credits to:

http://www.pbase.com/imagine/image/23838758

The two nights will run from 5:30 pm – 10 pm (long haul) so we will have good friends and refreshments on board.  Can anyone say hot coffee? We need minimum of 6 divers per night, let us know soon.   Additionally if one of our nights does not suit you but you want to take part there will be other vessels out on the 9th, 10th and 11th.  There should be room for everyone!

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We are looking to surpass last year’s participation so bring out the family and let’s do our part to keep the coastline and our oceans clean.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19th 2009

If you would like to be placed on our Barbados Blue PAWARE mailing list for event details and registration please email Christine at christine@divebarbadosblue.com

Happy Diving

check out some pics HERE…

There will be students completing the Advanced Open Water night diver specialty dive on this day so to all our local students lagging on the course dives (hmmmm, not to mention names but Foxy are you listening…) please give us a shout.

See you Wednesday

Meadowlands Exposition Center March 27-29th