World's largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

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00:30in the water and you have the opportunity to see is evident because it's enormous.

00:38And I remember the first time I saw it was like in the first second realized that I was looking

00:47to something unique because it's huge.

01:00And the results were both awe-inspiring and magnificent because in the 30 plus years that

01:13I've been doing coral reef research I've never seen anything quite this massive or impressive

01:19so it's really spectacular.

01:36Now the significance of finding coral like this you know goes beyond simply you know

01:43enjoying the moment and seeing this magnificent organism or this megacoral because it doesn't

01:52just captivate hearts and minds of people like seeing something magical but it really

01:58shines a light on the significance of coral reefs worldwide what their critical role is

02:05in the ecosystem.

02:13Our community has been doing conservation for the past 15 years this is a community

02:35initiative we don't know that there's something incredible under the ocean but all we have

02:39in mind is we want to preserve our marine environment for the future of our children

02:45and then that now it has paid off it has paid off and I believe this discovery will certainly

02:50put Malauulalo Island and the three sisters and of course Solomon Islands on the map.