New Hope for Marine Life: The Discovery of a Pristine Coral Reef off the Galápagos Islands

A discovery of a new coral reef off the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador has been reported.

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The size of the coral reef is approximately 2 km long & has over 50% living coral.

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The new coral reef was found at a depth of 400 meters on the summit of a submarine mountain.

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A deep water scientific expedition made the discovery of a new coral reef.

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The first-ever pristine coral reef is found at a depth of 400 meters.

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The Environment Ministry of Ecuador announced the discovery.

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A senior marine researcher at the Charles Darwin Foundation, Stuart Banks, participated in the expedition.

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The Coral Reef is at least several thousand years old. As many deepwater systems around the world are degraded, this discovery becomes significant.

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The belief that the Wellington reef was the only reef to survive the El Niño weather in 1982 & 1983 is challenged by this discovery.

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