Sentences with phrase «like elkhorn»

Due to the intact connectivity of the extensive seagrass beds, desnse mangrove forests, and robust coral reefs, the remoteness of the area, and the history of protection from coastal development, the Gardens of the Queen represents a «baseline» for a nearly pristine Caribbean marine ecosystem; an ecosystem that includes healthy populations of apex predators like sharks and groupers, important grazers like Rainbow parrotfish and long - spine sea urchins, and recovering endangered species like elkhorn coral and hawksbill sea turtles.

This region is home to many colorful corals like elkhorn, stag, and brain coral, while delicate sea fans slowly wave in the currents amid these vibrant living creatures.

Firstly, in the late 1970s, a condition called white - band disease swept through the reefs, killing 90 per cent of the most spectacular tree - like elkhorn and staghorn corals.

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Like all living museums in the sea, the Kidd shipwreck protects biological resources — most notably, relatively large populations of elkhorn and staghorn coral — as well as archaeological resources.

Like other animals, elkhorn coral reproduces sexually, which means a sperm cell and egg cell come together to create a new organism.

It has two types of reefs, a shallow reef that extends to 30 ft and a very wide, deep reef beginning at 40 ft and extending to 80 ft.. The shallow reef features mature elkhorn and huge masses of lettuce coral that look like loaves of bread densely covered with a growth of lettuce leaves.

You can go for snorkeling and spot marine creatures like brain and elkhorn corals, school of brilliantly colored fish, urchins and many more.

As for the third dive we stopped by Friwinbonda and its wall covered in sponges and soft coral that continues along a slope that add to the mix some hard coral, like tables, staghorn and elkhorn.