Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Crown-of-thorns starfish (species: Acanthaster solaris cf.)
Observed by Anne Hoggett
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Reef immediately NW of Big Vicki's Reef

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 2 m and 6 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 133 specimens.
  • specimens dead at end of the observation process.
  • specimens left in natural environment.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

Big population of COTS on this reef. Lyle and Anne injected 54 on snorkel in about 30 minutes on 12 Jan 2013. Next day, we dived on this site and killed another 79.

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