A spectacular coral reef has been found between 35 and 70 metres below sea level near Tahiti, and it seems to be in good health despite the global biodiversity crisis
has affected the reef is unknown yet.
“There might be many more large reefs in our ocean at such depth that require more investigation,” he says. “This could be one of the largest coral reefs at this depth as far as we know, but the fact is that we haven’t really looked for coral reefs at this depth.” “Until now, we see reefs in two dimensions and we rarely include the depth as a critical dimension. [But it] is important for protection, management and conservation targets,” says Hédouin.
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