Brown scum on the water
Submitted by bws on Sun, 2013-01-06 16:47
Hi guys,
anyone know what the brown scum on the water is off Karratha, doesnt seem to effect the fish got a couple of snapper and a cod on saturday. Got caught on the way back the wind came up and made it fairly ordinary trip in
BWS
sammy85
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It's coral spoof aka coral
It's coral spoof aka coral spawn
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dodgy
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My understanding was that
My understanding was that coral spawn occur once a year and the brown scum is actually just an algae bloom. Occurs quite a few time throughout the year.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
till
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Hmm it does seemed to be
Hmm it does seemed to be timed with the big moon just passed? Do all types of coral all bloom at the same time?
chris raff
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noticed a fair bit west of
noticed a fair bit west of rotto last week ...pulled a dhuey amongst it so can't be a bad thing
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Rig
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Perth
Has been heaps of it off Perth lately
Jayden20
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bit racist?? Lol just
bit racist?? Lol just kidden... definatly coral spawn
collin g wood
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Dead plankton?
I believe it's plankton or dead plankton
dodgy
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http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/155
http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/15556/
http://www.nretas.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/14021/whatslickoct08.pdf
http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/spawning-coral-set-to-impress-20110324-1c81u.html
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
till
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Hmm the first one seems to
Hmm the first one seems to say it could be coral (mentions secondary spawns), but then the second one sounds pretty close, pity there are no pics.
dodgy
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The one he is talking about
The one he is talking about usually happen around 3-4 times a year that I see anyway.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
kelsea
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Coral Spawn
Yeah mate definitely coral spawn
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dodgy
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Might start grabbing samples
Might start grabbing samples and putting it under a microscope for id. I spoke to someone at the Darwin museum a few years ago after the constant arguements about what it actually was. (It was algae 90% of the time)
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Daisy
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It is definately Algae or
It is definately Algae or Phytoplankton, corals predominately spawn during the equinoctial tides with a major spawning in April and minor spawning in October, the few that spawn outside these times would not be enough to be noticeable. When this Phytoplankton get thick enough it starts turning Brown/green and purple of all colours and stinks when it washes up on the shore.
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Lastchance
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What! That actually sounds
What! That actually sounds feasable - You are now out of the Day family - you wont fit in.
Daisy
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Sorry mate, a moment of
Sorry mate, a moment of lucidity, back to me old stupid self :-)
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Heaps of it
Have seen heaps of it out off Geographe shoals right through to Bedout Island, but usually a lot earlier in the year, October November