Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’

Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British ColumbiaDeep in the hostile waters off Canada ’s west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe “shouldn’t exist”. The reef is the northernmost ever discovered in the Pacific Ocean and offers researchers a new glimpse into the resilience – and unpredictability – of the deep-sea ecosys tems.For generations, members of theKitasoo Xai ’xais and Heiltsuk First Nations, two communities off the Central Coast region of British Columbia, had noticed large groups of rockfish congregating in a fjord system.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Coral Canada Indigenous peoples Marine life Environment Oceans Biology Science Americas Source Type: news