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📢 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...

Who said sandy lagoons are lifeless? 🌊👀 We stumbled upon this giant Pavona sp. coral—54 meters in perimeter!—in a spot with barely any coral cover. Even in murky waters, nature finds a way! While part of it showed some damage, the rest of the colony looked impressively healthy. Proof...

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...