Grouper Spawning Aggregation (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Grouper Spawning Aggregation

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Spawning aggregations like this one, large-scale events where hundreds or thousands of fish gather for several days to mate, are critical to the survival of species like the Nassau grouper. Climate change my affect these events, scientists say.

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Photo by Alfredo Barroso.

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