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...

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...

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...

There are many ways corals contribute to biodiversity and here is one. This giant Porites sp. measured and reported by @cococaresmv is not only special because of its size, but it is also dear to Manta Rays that use it as a cleaning station. Corals are organisms capable of living incredibly...

The South of the Maldives certainly still harbors a lot of secrets, and the Maldives Underwater Initiative Team is out there looking for Giant Corals. Here comes a report of a Giant 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 sp. from the reefs near Laamu Hithadhoo. The colony sits at a depth of approximately 22...