International team of scientists launch Atlantic-wide coral mapping project
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 16 April 2026
An international team from nine countries launched Coral Cartography, using deep-sea imagery and AI to map cold-water coral distribution across the Atlantic to support marine ecosystem protection.
Keywords: cold-water corals, coral mapping, deep-sea ecosystems, Atlantic Ocean, machine learning, marine conservation, Coral Cartography
Desktop explorers unveil more than 1000 uncharted coral reefs in northern Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 20 April 2026
AIMS scientists used satellite imagery composites to map over 1,000 previously unknown coral reefs across northern Australia, revealing the region holds a reef count rivaling the Great Barrier Reef.
Keywords: coral reefs, satellite imagery, reef mapping, northern Australia, remote sensing, marine habitat, Great Barrier Reef, ocean discovery
Seasonal resource sharing preserves vast ocean microbial diversity
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Published: 27 April 2026
UH Manoa oceanographers found over 60% of microbial groups in the North Pacific exhibit seasonal cycles, showing how resource sharing sustains biodiversity from the surface to extreme depths.
Keywords: microbial oceanography, ocean biodiversity, seasonal cycles, North Pacific, plankton ecology, marine microbiome, nutrient cycling
