Map the giants: Press & News

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 — 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? In our ongoing mission to understand coral resilience, researchers from Enea (Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile) and CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche) have joined Map the Giants in...

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝙋𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙣𝙖 🪸 This remarkable huge 𝘗𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘯𝘢 colony from the north coast of Bali, well known by local divers, was reported simultaneously by a passionate individual and a diving centre—highlighting the power of community in ocean conservation. It took weeks to document this giant properly. Thanks to...

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 #𝟭𝟳𝟮 Just a few days after the discovery of the world’s largest coral, another truly colossal coral has been announced. Previously known to the local community, a giant coral colony was recently measured by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

We were absolutely delighted to see this submission from a very unexplored and understudied area: Myanmar Estimated to be between 5 and 10 meters in diameter, this giant coral colony was found in a remote reef area off Myanmar 🪸. It’s truly fascinating to think about how many giant...

We are pleased to announce that the recently discovered giant by Red Sea Global in Saudi Arabia has already been officially submitted to our Map the Giants database. This huge 𝘗𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘯𝘢 seems to be broken into two sections, the longest of which measuring 22.5m in length. 15.9m in width...

When encountering a giant coral colony and attempting to measure it, or even just approaching it, it is important to follow some guidelines to avoid damaging it intentionally or unintentionally. The Green-Fins Code of Conduct (Hunt et al. 2013) served as a key reference for these recommendations. Maintaining neutral...

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 🪸 We found this massive Porites — 23.5 meters around — during a recent exploration in the central-north  Maldives (Goidhoo). Sitting just 5.5m deep, it’s a living fortress of resilience. The coral has also been reconstructed through SfM photogrammetry and morphological metrics been extracted....

𝗔 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝙂𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗞𝗼𝗱𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘂, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 A very large 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 was located in the lagoon of the resort in the Maldives. The colony was measured by the team of marine biologists and was recorded to have a perimeter of 94 meters and a length...

Giant Goniopora from Faafu AtollTechnology is an incredible tool to communicate science and reach a wide audience. During a short expedition in the Maldives, in Faafu Atoll where MaRHE Center is located, the Map the Giants team located a few giants. Amongst these, a giant Goniopora sp. measuring almost 30m in perimeter...