Acropora palmata, the Elkhorn Coral, is the quintessential Caribbean Coral Reef species. This species was once so abundant that entire regions of the reef were called the ‘Palmata Zone’ and it was important to know where the palmata zones were,…
Reefbuilders Travelogue: Corals of the Dominican Republic
After spending last weekend at the Reef-A-Palooza Orlando show we decided to hop on a plane and check out some Caribbean corals in the Dominican Republic. We travelled from the capital city of Santo Domingo around the coast to Punta…
Diving with ScubaCaribe Dominican Republic
We are back from a quick five day trip to the Dominican Republic where we visited three different diving locations around the island. Our second stop of the trip was in Punta Cana where we had the opportunity to dive the Rondana dive site with…
