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Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) Outbreak and Clean-Up

Crown Of Thorns (COTS) Outbreak and Clean-Up On May 23, 2021, we found a large area in Bauan Batangas Philippines that’s badly infested with hundreds of Crown-Of-Thorns starfish. Crown-Of-Thorns starfish (also known as COTS) are marine invertebrates that feed on Corals. If uncontrolled, they can reach plague proportions and devastate hard coral communities turning them into coral skeletons. This video shows the extent of the COTS outbreak and how we tried to remove them last Sunday, May 23 2021. What was planned to be a 45 minute dive turned into a 70 minutes total dive time since there were so many COTS to remove. When we finally surfaced with full sacks of COTS, there were still countless COTS all over the coral reef. We plan to return to the infested area every week to remove the COTS. If you dive in Anilao and Bauan Batangas Philippines, you’re welcome to join our clean up dives and help make a difference. Contact GoDivePH for details. See another infestation equally devastating but of a different kind:    • Ocean Mystery: Hundreds of Unknown Threats...   eMail: godiveph@gmail.com