Map the giants: Press & News

  The diving group “DNA: Divertiamoci negli Abissi” has generously sponsored Map the Giants. Their contribution allowed us to reach our crowdfunding goals and thanks to them we will hopefully be able to locate and study some giants in the Maldives! Thank you for believing in us!

  Map the Giants is now crowdfunding! We are raising funds through a campaign for a scientific expedition in the Maldives to explore the remote areas. Contributions will provide funds for: ● the purchase of 1 GPS ● the purchase of 2 Underwater lasers for measurements ● the purchase...

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...

We are happy to announce that Map the Giants has a new official supporter. We are grateful to White Wave Maldives for helping us in discovering more monumental corals. Possibly in one of the best positions to look for Giant Corals, the staff and guests onboard the Liveaboard White...

GIANT PAVONA A giant Pavona sp. was identified on 24th of March 2023 in the lagoon of Nilandhoo in Faafu Atoll by the MaRHE Center Team. The colony measures 4m in height and 50m in circumference and sits at a depth of 9.5m. The conditions of the colony appeared...

📢 NEW MONUMENTAL CORAL A new very healthy giant colony of  Porites cf. lobata, 22 meters in circumference, and 7 meters wide has been reported from the North of Faafu Atoll, Maldives. Sitting at a depth of 7.5 m, it was found on the 8th of April 2024 by team...

📢 NEW MONUMENTAL CORAL   A giant colony of  𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 30 meters in circumference, 8 meters wide and 5 meters high has been reported from Noonu Atoll, Maldives. Sitting at a depth of 11m, it was found on the 17th of March 2024. This monumental coral is fully alive and...

  Map the Giants spreads its network to the south of the Maldives. We are happy to announce that support for the project has now been granted also by MUI (Maldives Underwater Initiative) the marine conservation initiative by Six Senses Laamu. This collaboration expands the research to a new...

Whilst exploring Faafu Atoll, the MaRHE Center team landed on an uninhabited island and came across this huge Heliopora coerulea. Athough Blue Coral are actually Octocorals, they are nonetheless reef-building organisms, largely contributing to the foundation of this ecosystem. Measuring 9m in length is separated by less than a...