Map the Giants’ Post

🪸 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 🪸 Until now, we have mostly relied on entries from our fellow citizen scientists, often wishing for the chance to see one of these giants for ourselves. Finally, in November, we had the opportunity to conduct a mini-expedition in Faafu Atoll, where the MaRHE Center is located. Over the course of three days, we explored some of the nearby reefs and made some incredible discoveries. Here the first one: a massive 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 sp. coral colony measuring 11 meters across, with a 35-meter perimeter, and standing 6 meters tall. This discovery is a testament to the resilience and beauty of our oceans—but also an awakening reminder of what’s at stake. How many more giants like this exist in the world’s oceans? Where are they? And can we afford to lose them before we even know they’re there? 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 —𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 #MapTheGiants #GiantCorals #Corals #CoralReef #Unimib #SaveCoralReefs #SCUBA #Maldives #MarineConservation #MarineBiodiversity #ReefResilience #ScientificExpedition Simone Montano,Federica Siena, Jacopo Gobbato, Luca Fallati, Inga Dehnert, Alessandro Gabbiadini

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