The night sea glitters with countless life as table coral lay their eggs all at once in this captivating photo taken off the coast of Ginowan

The night sea glitters with countless life as table coral lay their eggs all at once in this captivating photo taken off the coast of Ginowan

A table coral laying eggs – June 10, around 10:20 p.m. in “Janabishi” off the coast of Ginowan (photograph provided by Toru Higaonna)


June 14, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

In the Janabishi coral reef, around one kilometer from the Ginowan Marina in Ginowan, the table coral and midori-ishi coral in the reef were seen releasing all of their eggs at once at around 10:20 p.m. on June 10. Toru Higaonna, 47, who runs a diving shop in Naha, was able to capture the event in a photograph.

Higaonna had been visiting the area for around a week during the spring tide, but had yet to see the coral laying eggs. Then, he discovered some eggs during a half tide just after a spring tide on June 9 before witnessing the mass egg-laying event on the following day. “For the past two, three years, poor weather prevented me from going out in a boat. I am glad I was able to go out uninterrupted this year,” he said, happy that we has able to see the mystical scene play out before him.
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

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