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Palau

Palau fish
Palau fish
©Jez O'Hare
Event: Groupers Spawning
Where: Ngeremkol Channel (Koror state)
When: July (full moon) or August (new moon)
Groupers spawn in aggregations of 2,000 to 3,000 during the lunar phases, taking about 10 days to complete.

Open to the public (one-hour boat ride from Koror).
Fish spawning aggregation
Fish spawning aggregation
©Will Heyman/The Nature Conservancy
Event: Coral Trout Spawning
Where: Ebil Channel (Ngerechlong state)
When: August (new moon)
Aggressive behavior displayed by males of the coral trout species, which maintain harems of six females. Actual spawning occurs around 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. during outgoing tide, which disperses eggs out to wider waters.

Closed to the public.

For additional information on a particular location, click on the name of the preserve associated with the event or visit the Palau site.