Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 18 minutes ago
This week's full moon has signalled the countdown. ✨
The Reef is getting ready. Each year, when conditions are just right, Australia’s largest living icon bursts into new life in one of the greatest shows on the planet.
This natural reproductive process, known as coral spawning, is an exciting and busy time of year for Reef scientists as spawning provides them with an extraordinarily narrow window for reef research and restoration efforts.
Learn more about this natural phenomena: barrierreef.org/the-reef/coral-spawning
This week's full moon has signalled the countdown. ✨
The Reef is getting ready. Each year, when conditions are just right, Australia’s largest living icon bursts into new life in one of the greatest shows on the planet.
This natural reproductive process, known as coral spawning, is an exciting and busy time of year for Reef scientists as spawning provides them with an extraordinarily narrow window for reef research and restoration efforts.
Learn more about this natural phenomena: barrierreef.org/the-reef/coral-spawning
