Giant coral colony discovered in a tourist spot of the Red Sea

A huge colony of Pavona corals near the Saudi Arabia coast is considered the greatest living example found in the Red Sea.

According to, the researchers discovered a coral giant colony on the health of Saudi Arabia, in a part of the red sea that is being developed as a resort Luxury tourist.

Colony, a feature of a reef consisting of a specific type of small coraliferous animal known as polypis suspected of belonging to the species Pavona nail And measures about 30 meters by 21 meters, making it probably the largest discovery in the Red Sea.

Sylvia Jagerroosfrom Red Sea Global, a company that is building a series of resorts luxury tourist at the site, says he was patrolling Recife during the 2024 sea heat waves when spotted the giant choir. “As I swam, I saw a great shadow and decided to dive deeper,” he says.

Jagerros and his colleagues believe that the Choir is between 400 and 800 years old and say they are in good healthdespite the extreme temperatures of water recorded during November and December 2024.

“We examined in January this year, after the temperature drops,” he says Rhonda likes, also from Red Sea Globa. “It was great to see a healthy and prosperous choir at that moment“.

A Discovery was made between 30 and 40 meters from the coastat the Amaala of Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism project that extends through 4200 km². The first hotels should be inaugurated this year.

Os guests will be able to visit and dive into the coral reefs of the resort, including this newly discovered giant colony. But Ahmed al-Ansariresponsible for environmental protection at Red Sea Global, insists that the safeguarding the region’s reefs will continue to be a top prioritywith regular monitoring by experts.

The company has a commitment dand provide a net environmental benefit of 30% to your Amaala project until 2040when the construction will be completed, says Al-Ansari.

Suka plans to spend next year Looking for more giant corals at the locations of the Red Sea Global Project. “The more we find, the more opportunities we will have to learn from them,” he says.

Maoz Finefrom the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, says the giant choir is a “remarkable”That can help scientists better understand Why is the red sea corals look more resistant than other corals to increased water temperature.

But it fears that the choir will become the center of an important tourist destinationwhere construction activities, sewage pollution and chemicals of sunscreen can represent a threat to fragile ecosystems.

It urges the global red sea to ensure that the Damage risk is minimalstrictly controlling the number of visitors and activities near the choir. Development in the region is a “Huge risk”alert.