#corallium rubrum

DISCOVERED PRISTINE POPULATION OF ENDANGERED PRECIOUS RED CORAL

The precious Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum) has been intensively exploited since antiquity for its use in jewellery. It shows dramatic signs of overexploitation, with no untouched populations known in shallow waters. Fortunately, researchers report the discovery of an exceptional red coral population from a previously unexplored shallow underwater cave in Corsica, France, harbouring the largest biomass (by more than 100 times) reported to date in the Mediterranean. BIG YAYY

This big report  suggest that before intense exploitation, red coral lived in relatively high density populations, even at very shallow depths.

pictures speaks itself:

- Different states of shallow red coral populations (20×20 cm quadrat): new population discovered in 1. A typical population from a marine protected area consisting of a low density of large colonies in 2 (6.7 cm in height). A standard population from an unprotected area (Provence, France) consisting of a relatively high density of small colonies (2.3 cm in height) in third picture.

Before intense exploitation, red coral lived in relatively high-density populations with a large proportion of centuries-old colonies, even at very shallow depths. Researchers call for the re-evaluation of the baseline for red coral and question the sustainability of the exploitation of a species that is still common but ecologically (functionally) extinct and in a trajectory of further decline. 

Photo:  Overview of the precious Mediterranean red coral population discovered in the Scandola Marine Reserve (Parc Naturel Régional de Corse, France);

Riappare il corallo rosso nella secca di Amendolara in Calabria - La Secca di Amendolara Marina è un’oasi naturale che si trova ad una quindicina di chilometri dalla costa dell’omonimo comune cosentino, ha una forma circolare ed una superficie di 31 km quadrati e si innalza da 200 metri di profondità, sino a circa 20 metri dalla superficie del mare, nel Golfo di Corigliano.

Un nuovo articolo su http://www.danireef.com/2021/04/06/riappare-il-corallo-rosso-nella-secca-di-amendolara-in-calabria/

Riappare il corallo rosso nella secca di Amendolara in Calabria

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CORALLIUM RUBRUM ,Red Coral

CORALLIUM RUBRUM Red Coral (CORALLIUM) The provings of coral develop much coryza and epistaxis, and even ulceration within the nostrils. It is to be thought of for whooping and spasmodic coughs, especially when the attack comes on with a very rapid cough, and the attacks follow so closely as to almost run into each other. Often preceded by sensation of smothering, followed by exhaustion.…

In der Arte Natur-Dokumentation “Frankreich – Wild und schön – Korsika, Schätze am Meeresgrund” am Montag, den 5. Oktober um 19:30 Uhr geht es um das Meer rund um die Insel Korsika mit Fischhwärmen, schroffer Küste und ausgedehnten Seegraswiesen mit Seepferdchen. Sogar Korallen kommen hier vor, die Rote Koralle oder Edelkoralle (Corallium rubrum), die sich als Futterspezialist allerdings kaum im…

Red coral Corallium rubrum, from Albertus Seba, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, 1734-1765

I finished this piece recently for my internship in Samos, Greece.

Shown in this illustration is Corallium rubrum, also known as red coral, with extended polyps. The polyps are little organisms who live inside the structure, so technically a coral is not a plant, but a colony of little organisms. This illustration will be used in the local museum.

More work is going to follow soon, as I am working on a Mediteranean fish guide at the moment.