See Coral Reefs Like Never Before Thanks To Gorgeous New Panoramas
Trevally: Lady Elliot Island - Great Barrier Reef Catlin Seaview Survey To track the effects of warming seas on coral reefs, a new survey project is launching an extensive database of panoramic underwater imagery. Today the Catlin Seaview Survey-which recently brought us some amazing views of the Galápagos coastline-launches the first-of-its-kind database of our underwater world. Catlin Seaview Survey began with a comprehensive study of the Great Barrier Reef in September 2012. The imagery documented the composition and health of the reef across its full range depth. That survey involved more than 100,000 360-degree panoramic images along the length of the reef-about 2,300 km. Since then, the team has traveled to more beautiful coastlines, including Belize, Mexico, and Aruba. To take such detailed (and scientifically useful) imagery, the survey team uses a specially built panoramic underwater camera. For this new online database, dubbed the Reef Record, the survey team is...