Map the giants: Press & News

An incredible coral coming all the way from the Great Barrier Reef. This Porites sp. is known as Wilson Bombie and was photographed by @shot.by.sheree in April 2024 presenting worrying signs of a diffused bleaching over the colony. Thanks to Sheree, the coral was re-surveyed at the end of June 2024...

This giant Porites sp. has been measured and reported by @cococaresmv Marine Biologists Lauren Kennedy. The colony is a 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 sp., measuring ~5.2m in length and 2m in width and sitting at a depth of 6m. Although it presents a few dead portions, the colony is overall in good...

There are many ways corals contribute to biodiversity and here is one. This giant Porites sp. measured and reported by @cococaresmv is not only special because of its size, but it is also dear to Manta Rays that use it as a cleaning station. Corals are organisms capable of living incredibly...

The South of the Maldives certainly still harbors a lot of secrets, and the Maldives Underwater Initiative Team is out there looking for Giant Corals. Here comes a report of a Giant 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 sp. from the reefs near Laamu Hithadhoo. The colony sits at a depth of approximately 22...

GIANT PAVONA A giant Pavona sp. was identified on 24th of March 2023 in the lagoon of Nilandhoo in Faafu Atoll by the MaRHE Center Team. The colony measures 4m in height and 50m in circumference and sits at a depth of 9.5m. The conditions of the colony appeared...

📢 NEW MONUMENTAL CORAL A new very healthy giant colony of  Porites cf. lobata, 22 meters in circumference, and 7 meters wide has been reported from the North of Faafu Atoll, Maldives. Sitting at a depth of 7.5 m, it was found on the 8th of April 2024 by team...

📢 NEW MONUMENTAL CORAL   A giant colony of  𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 30 meters in circumference, 8 meters wide and 5 meters high has been reported from Noonu Atoll, Maldives. Sitting at a depth of 11m, it was found on the 17th of March 2024. This monumental coral is fully alive and...

Whilst exploring Faafu Atoll, the MaRHE Center team landed on an uninhabited island and came across this huge Heliopora coerulea. Athough Blue Coral are actually Octocorals, they are nonetheless reef-building organisms, largely contributing to the foundation of this ecosystem. Measuring 9m in length is separated by less than a...