This latest type of black coral is unique in that it thrives in warm waters such as the Red Sea, which has a temperature of 22 °C. Scientists were aiming to explore deep-sea ecosystems of the ...

Commonly known as black corals due to their ink-colored skeletons, these corals are staples of deep-sea ecosystems around the world. However, black corals remain enigmatic due to the challenges of ...

Because so few specimens of deep-sea black corals have been collected, and so many undiscovered species are likely still out there, there is also a lot to learn about the evolutionary tree of corals.

Credit: NOAA Scientists recently discovered the largest known deep-sea coral reef in ... mostly made up of a stony coral that’s usually found from about 650 to 3,300 feet underwater—depths where it’s ...

More than 200 species of deep-sea corals have been described on the Blake Plateau, including hard corals, sea fans, lace corals and black corals. They can form dense structures rising 600 feet in ...

Deep-sea coral restoration and research sites ... The depths in these areas range from 1,574 to 5,118 feet. Fishing for black cod A bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) observed by MBARI’s ...

Vast colonies of living coral are being found in the deep ocean off the West Coast, fragile and slow-growing habitat for sea creatures ... appears against the background of a separate study ...

Slowly, the vehicle begins its ascent up the gradual slope of a single coral mound. Here and there, you see a few deep-sea corals, sponges, sea stars, fish and other organisms. After several hours ...

Deep-sea coral restoration and research sites ... traps or set longlines for sablefish, also known as black cod. A bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) observed by MBARI’s remotely operated ...