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Coral Reefs in the Chagos Archipelago had more fish per square meter than reefs in any country surveyed on the Global Reef Expedition--the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. Credit: © Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation/Ken Marks
March 5, 2021
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In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies some of the last coral reef wilderness on Earth. The Chagos Archipelago, a collection of atolls, including Earth's largest—the Great Chagos Bank—is home to reefs that have been largely undisturbed by humans for the last 50 years. In 2015, scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) came to the Chagos Archipelago to assess the status of the reefs. 

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