Map the giants: Press & News

  We are glad to announce that @indonesiabirufoundation will be supporting Map the Giants in our mission to locate, study and protect giant centennial coral colonies. 🪸Their key location in the Coral Triangle and their mission to research, restore and raise awareness places them in a great position to help us...

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...

Another sponsor for our project! Thank you @jesuisjambon for contributing to our crowdfunding campaign. With this donation we managed to reach our second goal, now being one step closer to the discovery and protection of other Giants🪸

Map the Giants crowdfunding campaign is over and we have reached the first and second goals! A total of 15,592€ from 181 contributors! THANK YOU all for your generous support and the support of the University of Milano-Bicocca, BiUniCrowd, and Ideaginger. We’re truly blown away by your generosity. Our...

A big thanks to one more amazing sponsor of Map the Giants! Aqquantum s.r.l. helped us take a big step towards reaching our crowdfunding goals and thus directly contributing to research & conservation of corals! Moreover, their commitment to the preservation of the planet by promoting the reduction of...

Map the Giants was presented at ECRS 2024, the European Coral Reef Symposium that was held in Napoli between the 2nd and the 5th July.The oral presentation was conducted during the “Community-Based Monitoring and Ecosystem-Based Management” session. The project and the giants offer an incredible opportunity for multidisciplinary studies...

In its quest to locate and study 🪸 giant centennial coral colonies, Map the Giants has now reached the Gulf of Thailand thanks to the support of Global Reef based in Koh Tao 🇹🇭. This organization aims to “connect a global audience to the marine world…anywhere and everywhere…” 🌎...