"Grouper Moon" Pt. 1
Join researchers from the Reef Environmental Education Foundation and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment as they study one of the last great reproductive populations of Nassau Grouper. Normally a solitary species, during the winter full moons Nassau Grouper travel, sometimes over great distances, to "group" together and spawn. While most of the known spawning sites in the Caribbean have been fished out over the years, the west end of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands is home to largest known reproductive spawning aggregation of this endangered species.
Timothy Austin, Deputy Director, Research & Assessment Cayman Islands Department of Environment.
Steve Gittings PhD., National Science Coordinator, NOAA Official of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Director of the Cayman Islands Department of Environment.
Brice Semmens PhD. Assistant Professor Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Christy Pattengill-Semmens PhD., Director of Science, Reef environment Education Foundation.
Bradley Johnson, Research Officer of the Cayman Islands Department of Environment.
Scott Heppell PhD., Assistant Professor, Oregan State University.
