Coral Reef Fact: The Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari ) “ is capable of leaping completely out of the water when pursued. It swims by “flying” gracefully through the water via the undulation of the pectoral fins. When this ray is caught and taken out of the water, it produces loud sounds.” Learn more at […]
Coral Reef Fact: Discarded or abandoned fishing equipment and other types of debris can entangle, maim and kill marine animals. Debris entanglement & ingestion has been documented in 43% of marine mammals, 44% of seabirds, and all put one species of sea turtle globally. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our […]
Ocean Fact: Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) use echolocation to find food. The whale emits a beam of high-frequency clicks. Structures in the whale’s head help to form & focus the sound beam. Returning sounds are received & transmitted to the inner ear allowing the whale to form a “picture” of its surroundings. Donate to Reef […]
Coral Reef Fact: Corals can reproduce sexually & asexually. Asexual reproduce starts with one “founder” coral polyp who will continue to expand through budding. This cloning expands the colony adding new polyp layers through out the life of the coral colony. Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our coral reefs. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: Manatee – The Gentle Giant (video) The West Indian manatee travels by pushing itself forward using their tails and steers with their flippers. In shallow water these flippers are used to walk on the bottom. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our marine environment. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: The Critically Endangered, Caribbean Electric Ray (Narcine bancroftii) is frequently caught as by-catch by trawl seining net fisheries. Although usually discarded survivor rates are low. Pregnant females will often abort embryos upon capture further reduced their population size. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our marine environment. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: Surgeonfish have the ability to completely change their color according to their mood. Usually, they maintain a consistent color but when a predator approaches they can change their color pattern within moments. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our astounding marine environment, go to reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: The mangrove shoreline captures sediment, and reduces nutrients and other pollutants from coastal run-off. This is a critical buffer for our coral reefs. Since 1980, worldwide 20% of this important habitat has been lost. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our beautiful coastal environment, go to reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) will spend days and nights “on the wing”. They never land on the water and take all their food items as they fly. The only other bird that does this is the Common Swift (Apus apus). Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our […]
Coral Reef Fact: The female Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) can retain sperm for a year or more before releasing 2-8 million eggs. Of these on 1 in a million will survive to become an adult. Learn more Donate to Reef Relief today & help protect our marine environment go to reefrelief.org/act/donate