Deep sea reefs are spectacular and barely-explored – they must be conserved

By Paris Stefanoudis, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Sunlit coral reefs are perhaps the most famous marine habitat and many people will have snorkelled over or dived down to one at some point. Home to a quarter of all known ocean life, these “rainforests of the ocean” have been at the forefront of marine research for decades and been featured in documentaries like Blue Planet and animations such as Finding Nemo.

However, reefs and corals do not stop where the sunlight becomes scarce. Largely…

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