Caught in the Act: PIMS Researcher Spots Sea Cucumber Spawning!
PIMS Research Associate Natalia Hurtado recently witnessed a rare and spectacular ocean phenomenon; in the middle of a night dive, she caught a tiger tail sea cucumber (Holothuria thomasi) in the throes of spawning, or sexual reproduction. Natalia first noticed the sea cucumber clinging to a star coral colony and emitting stringy white mucus […]
