Map the giants: Press & News

Drone videos are a great tool to identify giant coral colonies as they allow to cover a wide area in a relatively short time. This technique allows to explore shallow waters, and marine biologist Olivia Forster and her team at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Island have been able to...

🌊 One of the key goals of MapTheGiants is to raise awareness about the value and delicate fragility of coral reef ecosystems, with a special focus on ancient, centennial coral colonies. It was truly a pleasure to connect with so many passionate individuals at Meet Me Tonight 2024 to...

Map the Giants is expanding its reach 🌍. Here is an interesting discovery from the Red Sea. A giant 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 sp. that seems to have broken off from its base and now rests at a depth of 9.5 meters. It was measured using an underwater tape, revealing it to...

🪸 📣Here comes a giant all the way from 🇹🇭 Thailand, thanks to our partner @global_reef , who has been supporting us over the past few months. The area where they operate appears to harbor quite a few of these incredible creatures, and their efforts in monitoring them have been remarkable....

All the way from Malaysia comes a report of a giant micro-atoll. These are circular coral colonies that are dead on top but continue to grow around the perimeter. This typically occurs when a coral colony begins growing in relatively shallow water. Upon reaching the surface, the upper part...

  We are glad to announce that @indonesiabirufoundation will be supporting Map the Giants in our mission to locate, study and protect giant centennial coral colonies. 🪸Their key location in the Coral Triangle and their mission to research, restore and raise awareness places them in a great position to help us...

A coral from the South of the Maldives 🇲🇻. A 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 sp. between 5 and 10m in diameter, sitting at a depth of 7m and showed signs of bleaching when it was reported at the end of April by the @maldivesunderwaterinitiative team at @sixsenseslaamu . The colony was found during an expedition...

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...