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Between the sunlit shallow waters of Australia's northern coastline and the darkest depths of the ocean floor lies a world between worlds — mesophotic coral ecosystems that could hold new information on reef conservation. A team of researchers departed from Darwin harbour on Friday for a three-week expedition on board the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor to explore previously undocumented deep-sea coral reefs in the Ashmore Reef Marine Park.