The massive reefs, rich with marine life, were found using high-resolution mapping technology, precise up to 2 millimeters.
Marine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galápagos islands this week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 meters below the surface, and their discovery expands our understanding of deep, cold-water reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, the first of which were found just six months ago.
This was a major goal of the expedition, as most underwater mapping technology can’t image live organisms because of the coarse resolution. The first deep-sea coral reefs in the Galápagos were discovered in April, revealing the ancient structures not previously known to have existed in the region. The original discovery was made by a human-occupied submersible just over the ridge of a submerged volcano; high-quality still images and 4k video revealed the breathtaking marine life.
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