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On track

Our test panel of larvae has explored two different substrates, a piece of coral skeleton and one piece of metallurgic slag. The slag is a

How much can they eat?

Before and after spawning season, the corals are fed 2-3 times per week to provide them and their housemates with enough energy and nutrients. Their

Coral factory running

The male polyps start by slowly releasing sperm, looking like trails of smoke spreading into a fine mist over the colonies. When the female polyps

From the field to the laboratory

In January colonies of Lophelia pertusa were collected at the Tisler reef in Norway. To collect the coral samples at a depth of 120 meters we used

Corals release eggs and sperm

Right now in February, the corals release eggs and sperm. It is important to be quick and suck them up so that fertilization can take