Scientists discover pristine deep-sea coral reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve: Observations using the human-occupied vehicle Alvin are the first of deep-sea coral reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lesley Bellew boards Hurtigruten Expedition s MS Santa Cruz II ship for a life-changing voyage around the islands, which lie 600 miles off mainland Ecuador.
The rewilding of the Galapagos Islands has helped restore plants, animals, and ecosystems previously thought lost. Applaud these successful efforts at reviving one of the world’s richest natural paradises.
A project (Seamounts Project) led by the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) found a vast kelp forest on the summit of a seamount at depths of ~50 m in the south of the Galapagos Islands.