Deepest Corals in Great Barrier Reef Discovered

Four times deeper than most scuba divers go, they discovered a blooming Great Barrier Reef. These reefs normally grow in shallow water that can get sunlight and algae.

"The discovery shows that there are coral communities on the Great Barrier Reef existing at considerably greater depths than we could have ever imagined," Bongaerts said in a statement.

There has been a decline in the Great Barrier Reef over the years from the increasing temperature of the ocean and from the crown-of-thorns starfish that eat the coral, which had grown in population from the nutrient runoff of agricultural fertilizers. The fact that they have found a new part of the Great Barrier Reef is a good thing because now all the sea life that has been dying off from the upper part had some place that they can somewhat function considering its in greater depth.

I think it’s great that they discovered more of it so that way they can possibly find out how that reef is staying alive and possibly help make it grow further up so more sea life can start to live in real coral reefs instead of the artificial ones.

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