Caption

Coral farming. Magnificently grown specimens of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) on the rack, ready to be cut into pieces and then released onto the reef. The aim is to breed corals that can withstand the higher water temperatures. Dive site Nursery, Tavernier, Florida Keys, Florida, USA, North America

Date

Aug 10, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK24C60_030

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45,6Mb (1,0Mb) / 15,4in x 11,5in / 4608 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

Acropora Acropora cervicornis Acroporidae Anthozoa Coral breeding Dive site Diving area Florida Florida Keys No People North America Scleractinia Specimen Specimens The Keys US-American Underwater scene Wildlife acroporid coral acroporid corals animal animals animals in the wild coral reef coral reefs deserted dive resort diving location diving locations empty fauna grown habitat marine animal marine animals natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody one piece piece pieces rack racks ready reef reefs sea animal slice small polyp stony coral small polyp stony corals staghorn coral staghorn corals stone coral stony coral stony corals under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water animal water animals wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography America American Cnidaria Cnidarian Cnidarians US-America USA United States United States of America breed breeding breedings coral corals