{"id":2423,"date":"2026-09-28T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:42:13","slug":"corralling-corals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2423","title":{"rendered":"Corralling Corals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6abc37fee0707&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6abc37fee0707\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2424\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7998138370921964;width:281px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/larval-coral-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This #MicroMonday, we\u2019re hollering, \u201cYeehaw!\u201d \ud83e\udd20 It might not be the kind of exclamation you\u2019d expect to hear at an ocean sciences laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is, unless a colleague recently returned from wrangling tiny wild marine invertebrates in Bermuda, which is precisely what <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> Research Scientist <strong>Dave Ernst<\/strong> recently did \u2014 and all without throwing a single tiny lasso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, he collaborated with the <strong>Marine Benthic Ecology and Ecophysiology Lab<\/strong> at <strong>Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences<\/strong> to round up colonies of <em>Porites astreoides<\/em>, the mustard hill coral, from nearby Hog Reef. 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