Underwater drones discover coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, teeming with life
Published: 2026-07-21 • Permanent link
A coral reef, missing and presumed dead, has been found alive and well off the coast of Benin.
Surveys in the 1960s, focused on identifying promising fishing areas, flagged a possible deep-water coral reef but assumed it must be dead.
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Why it matters: A coral reef, missing and presumed dead, has been found alive and well off the coast of Benin. Surveys in the 1960s, focused on identifying promising fishing areas, flagged a possible deep-water coral reef but assumed it must be dead. Now,...
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