https://www.amustard.com/library Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:38:22 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:38:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-24897.jpg A queen conch (Strombus gigas) extends its proboscis and stalked eyes at it moves across the sand by a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-24897.jpg Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:45:35 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19163.jpg A symmeterical brain coral (Diploria strigosa) spawns at night in late summer, by releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from the polyps within its grooves. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19163.jpg Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:27:26 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19712.jpg A grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) spawns at night in late summer, by releasing pink and white bundles of eggs and sperm from the polyps within its grooves. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19712.jpg Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:21:31 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-21702.jpg A diver (Mark Tilley) re-sharpens the points of his lionfish (Pterois volitans) hand spear. Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but introduced to the Caribbean Sea from aquariums, they are now widespread, abundant and a problematic invasive predator, significantly reducing native reef fish populations. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea. Model released.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-21702.jpg Sun, 09 Dec 2012 09:25:33 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-18203.jpg A wide angle scenic photograph of the reef wall with assorted corals and sponges, including deepwater sea fans (Iciligorgia nodulifera) and orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes), with diver and creole wrasse (Clepticus parrae) above. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-18203.jpg Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:58:58 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12376.jpg A slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) hides against a scattered pore rope sponge (Alysina fulva). These small file fish live associated with sponges and searods, picking food from their surface. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12376.jpg Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:36:08 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12287.jpg A planktonic sea walnut ctenophore (Mnemiopsis mccradyi) in open water. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12287.jpg Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:53:11 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12204.jpg The lower deck of the compressor room on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-12204.jpg Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-18933.jpg Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata, previously Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night in late summer. This photo shows the synchronous release of bundles of eggs and sperm. This coral has pretty much completed spawning and the bundles are floating away in the water column. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-18933.jpg Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:38:31 +0000 https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19182.jpg Boulder star coral (Orbicella faveolata, previously Montastraea annularis) spawning at night in late summer. This close up photo shows the very start of the the release of bundles of eggs and sperm. Almost all the polyps still have their bundles inside. Three of the polyps in the centre of the frame are gaping open having just released their bundles. The much smaller balls close to the released bundles are probably eggs that have broken free. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Date: 08/03/2016]]> https://www.amustard.com/library/12/CAY12_am-19182.jpg Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:30:21 +0000