A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant marine life off Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, the country’s environment ministry said on Monday. | Reuters
Fish gather at an ancient and pristine coral reef discovered by a scientific expedition in the depths of the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on April 17, 2023. UBristol/WHOI/UEssex/UBoise/NERC/NSF/National Park Galapagos/Handout via REUTERS
QUITO — A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant marine life off Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, the country’s environment ministry said on Monday. “A deepwater scientific expedition has found the first totally pristine coral reef, approximately two kilometers long, at 400 meters , on the summit of a submarine mountain,” Environment Minister Jose Davalos said on Twitter.
The South American country last year expanded the Galapagos marine reserve by 60,000 square km , an extension of the 138,000 square km already in place, to protect endangered migratory species between the Galapagos and the Cocos Island in Costa Rica. The Galapagos, which inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, are also home to giant tortoises, albatrosses, cormorants and other species, some of which are endangered.
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