New Info Added October 25 2003:
Growth and Age | Reproduction

We will continue to explore the life styles of Cloud Sponges both in the lab and in the field and will bring you updates from time to time. Between June 29-July 2, 2003 Dr. Sally Leys  obtained ship time to deploy ROPOS. She is  working with Henry Reiswig, Bill Austin and others to return to some Cloud Sponges labeled last year in Barkley Sound to look for growth, settlement of juveniles, and other project results. .

In September 2003 divers in Saanich Inlet returned to labeled Cloud Sponges after one year to look for growth.  They will make additional dives in November and Dececmber 2003.  

What we learn in the present project  will be applied to our continuing study of the unique millennia old sponge reefs in Hecate Strait and the Strait of Georgia.  

Jonathan Grant,  Rockfish Divers,  videotaped along a permanent transect set up by divers at Senanus Reef.  Our plan is to resurvey the transect over future years.  A brief sequence along the transect is shown here.   View Transact Video