Marine Life & Conservation Blogs
Mermaid Minute #4: The Remora Fish, a.k.a. Sucker Fish (Watch Video)
In this new series on Scubaverse.com we are sharing Linden Wolbert’s video series ‘Mermaid Minute’.
The “Mermaid Minute” is an ocean educational web series for children. Each action-packed episode explores one subject, creature or habitat about our oceans for 60 seconds.
Professional Mermaid Linden Wolbert is a real mermaid whose passion is educating children about the wonders of our oceans, swimming safety and ocean conservation as well as exploration and inspiring our world’s youngest ocean ambassadors.
This is Episode #4 of the Mermaid Minute, the only ocean education web series hosted by a mermaid!
Also known as the “Sucker Fish,” Remoras attach themselves to larger fish and animals with a suction-cup like organ on the top of their heads! The first time I saw a remora, I thought it was a fish that an astronaut had stepped on! Look at the resemblance to a footprint on the moon! Remora fish can usually be seen hitching a ride on dolphins, whales, sea turtles and manta rays. This means they are protected from other predators and get to eat lots of scraps that fall behind after their host has eaten a meal. With their flat head, the remora kind of look like they’re swimming upside-down. Silly little fish! Hundreds of years ago, it was believed that if a remora stuck onto your boat, it was bad luck- and it would no longer sail. One time when I was swimming in the Caribbean, a Remora tried to stick onto my tail! He was so cute, that I named him Romeo Remora!
See and learn more about Mermaid Linden here: www.mermaidsinmotion.com
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Marine Life & Conservation
The BiG Scuba Podcast… with Andy Forster of Dive Project Cornwall

Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Forster. Andy is the Project Director at Dive Project Cornwall. He tells us about his own passion for diving as well as how Dive Project Cornwall is going to educate and inspire many youngsters over the coming year.
Have a listen here:
Find out more at www.diveprojectcornwall.co.uk
Find more podcast episodes and information at the new www.thebigscuba.com website and on most social platforms @thebigscuba
Marine Life & Conservation
Coral Spawning Predictions for Curacao and the Southern Caribbean

The Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) has released its 2022 annual coral spawning prediction calendar for Curacao and the south Caribbean. This calendar plays a central role in studying the reproductive biology of Caribbean corals and guiding coral restoration efforts for the southern Dutch Caribbean islands.
Based on these predictions, researchers are able to harvest coral gametes that are reared to larvae that can be used to cultivate future coral colonies.
Coral spawning is a miraculous event where entire coral colonies, prompted by the lunar cycle, sunset time and water temperature, release gametes (eggs and sperm) simultaneously. Gametes of one species fertilize another to become fertilized embryos that settle on the ocean floor after days to weeks.
As divers, being able to witness a spawning event is a unique opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking scene as the entire reef becomes engulfed in a blizzard of future corals.
Each year, the Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) releases a calendar to predict when each species of coral is expected to spawn. During these events, researchers from CARMABI, in collaboration with Reef Renewal Bonaire and Reef Renewal Curaçao, also collect gametes to be used to grow new corals in a laboratory setting.
Photo credit = CARMABI
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