Caption

Coral farming. Divers clean the racks on which young specimens of Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) or staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) grow until they can be 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

Jul 31, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25D10_280

Model release

Yes

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

36,9Mb (1,4Mb) / 13,8in x 10,4in / 4147 x 3110 (300dpi)

Keywords

underwater underwater under water underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot Underwater scene young young cleaning cleanings cleanliness tidiness dive diving dives water sports water sport sport sports fifty 50 adult adults man men men's man's guy guys woman women women's woman's womans marine animal marine animals sea animal sea animals coral reef coral reefs coral corals wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife breeding breedings breed animal animals Florida North America USA United States US-America United States of America America wildlife fauna American underwater world underwater worlds Anthozoa Anthozoa Anthozoa Cnidaria Cnidarian Cnidarians Caucasian Ethnicity light-skinned caucasian clean cleaning cleans cleanse cleansing cleanses purify male males female females young animal young animals cub pup suckling youngs cubs pups yuvenile hatchling hatchlings yuveniles sucklings youngster youngs animal child animal childs old oldest diver scuba diver divers scuba divers old elder aged elderly older senior person persons Human being People human humans individual individuals Florida Keys The Keys reef reefs water animal water animals US-American stony coral Scleractinia stony corals stone coral stone corals adult Age 21 years female Age 56 years male two people 2 people two persons 20-24 years 20-24 years 55-59 years 55-59 years senior seniors senior citizen senior citizens mid-adult woman mid-adult women Adult Female adult woman preen preening preens plume pluming plumes small polyp stony coral small polyp stony corals Acropora water temperature water temperatures juvenile juveniles juvenil rack racks underwater sports underwater sports staghorn coral staghorn corals Acropora cervicornis wildlife photography wildlife photography young woman young women young adult woman young adult women Coral breeding Coral breeding Acroporidae acroporid coral natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments Diving area Dive site diving location diving locations dive resort dive resorts Acropora palmata Elkhorn coral Elkhorn corals young adult young adults Specimen Specimens