Our corals spawned last night! We’ve been working around the clock (literally), keeping our various crosses alive and sampling them at odd hours. It’s a simple rotation: +1 hour after fertilization, +4 hours after fertilization, etc., but when the corals spawn at 9:30 PM, suddenly you need to be up all night long. Throw in water changes, tank refills, and microscope work, and none of us have had a moment to spare, or sleep! In five minutes we’re heading out diving again. We split up the group and sent half to Bajo Gullardo–an offshore site with huge palmata stands–in an effort to increase the diversity of our crosses. Rest assured we’re getting what we came for. More to follow…
Elle says
YAY! Soo excited for you! but sooo jealous you are diving, you guys are doing awesome!
Kathy says
I am so excited! Keep up the great work.