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...

India’s coral reefs may be less internationally recognised, but they hold valuable marine treasures—including giant corals. In the northern part of the Indian Ocean, in the Arabian Sea, lies the archipelago of Lakshadweep: 36 tropical islands surrounded by remarkable reefs. After receiving so many entries from the Maldives, just...

If you looked at our Map the Giants map until just a few days ago, you would have noticed one ocean missing our distinctive pin: the Atlantic. 🌊 It is well known that scleractinian biodiversity in the Atlantic is lower than in the Indo-Pacific. Yet several species are known...

🪸 A giant and healthy Porites cylindrica coral colony was discovered in the lagoon of @makunuduisland. The biology team, with the help of the diving team managed to take and record measurements 📐: it turned out this remarkable coral has a perimeter of 23 meters and a diameter of...

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...