
Dense fields of Lophelia pertusa, a common reef-building coral, found on the Blake Plateau knolls. The white coloring is healthy - deep-sea corals don’t rely on symbiotic algae, so they can’t bleach.
Dense fields of Lophelia pertusa, a common reef-building coral, found on the Blake Plateau knolls. The white coloring is healthy - deep-sea corals don’t rely on symbiotic algae, so they can’t bleach.