Gallery Main Album » The Red Sea – Coral Reef Creatures and fieldwork Often, a red coral is accompanied by a gray one Offshore corals (1) Offshore corals (2 ) Offshore corals (3) This photo an does not do justice to these beautiful soft pink corals Tridacna color variant number 2... Quiz Q1. Why is this sea called the Red Sea? Shining corals under the surface of the sea By the surface of the sea Preparing the mooring before deployment with Haitham One more... The boat At last, we deployed! After the moorings are set for the next few months, Mr. Yasser Kattan testing hypotheses on walking on the Red Sea... The 23 m mooring with a copper-tape covered Seabird microcat on top The 15 m mooring with Seabird SBE 39's The mooring is well set The boat by KAUST's 'old' dock Pressure sensor on the reef flat Sensor after months on the reef flat The Reef flat The Reef flat -2 Healthy reef flat community before the 2009 bleaching event A broader perspective of the community Curals on the reef flat Devastation after the 2009 bleaching event