A bundle of eggs have been released during an 'amazing' coral spawning event that took place in captivity. And it is one that offers a possible solution to any decline in the reef.
Baby corals have been successfully spawned and grown for the first time by an Australian farm in a process that could one day help restore the Great Barrier Reef.Monsoon Aquatics has recorded the first spawning of a coral species at its Bundaberg aquaculture facilityCommercial industry could lead reef restoration of the Great Barrier Reef
"If there's a decline in the reef ... these things could be bred in captivity to supply the market," he said.Monsoon Aquatics is one of 39 active licence holders in Queensland's commercial coral fishery who can target a broad range of specialty corals to be sold to aquariums and hobbyists. "It's about producing corals for our current ornamental market beyond what we can take from the wild, what we can harvest under quota," he said.Footage shows the coral releasing eggs which are then fertilised and develop into larvae before eventually growing into baby coral.
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