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The Reef Prepares for Reproduction

Season 1 Episode 2

Learn how the perfect combination of temperatures, tides and currents helps coral spawn.

Out at sea a perfect confluence of temperatures, tides and currents are about to trigger the biggest marine event of the year. The reef is being primed for reproduction.

AIR DATE 7/29/15

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View Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on earth, through the eyes of those who live, work and play there. Home to a stunning array of animals, it is one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.

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