Map the giants: Press & News

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...

This huge 🪸 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘢 was reported by Ocean Gardener Vincent Chalias and his team in December 2024  from Indonesia 🇮🇩. The colony measures an astounding 143m in perimeter and stretches from 4m of depth to 14m of depth for a maximum horizontal length of 71m 😮. Given its...

Another giant from our partners Global Reef , a new giant 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 sitting at a depth of 7m and measuring 6.8m x 2.8m. Here we also provide a close up of its truly beautiful coral polyps. These species seem to grow very slowly making even the smallest of...

A huge news. Map the Giants continues to uncover unique, invaluable coral colonies through the help of citizen scientists. Amid this global coral reef crisis, it is heartwarming to still discover giant coral colonies in our ocean. Map the Giants is once again proving that Nature can truly be...