In Pictures: Monitoring coral growth in the Red Sea

Global warming has in recent years caused colourful coral reefs to bleach and die around the world - but not in the Gulf of Eilat, or Aqaba, part of the northern Red Sea. It's partly thanks to the efforts of researchers from the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in the Israeli resort city Eilat, who closely monitor coral growth.

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Jun 21, 2017, 12:48 PM

Coral reefs are thriving in the Red Sea off Eilat, partly thanks to the efforts of researchers from the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Israel. PHOTO: AFP

Marine monitoring is the forte of researchers from the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, who often go scuba diving in the Red Sea off Eilat. PHOTO: AFP

Come hell or high water, this researcher won't let anything get in his way in monitoring coral growth in the Gulf of Eilat. PHOTO: AFP

A scuba diver making his way around the wreck of a ship during his dive to monitor coral growth in the Red Sea. PHOTO: AFP

Diving deep into his passion is this researcher checking on coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat. PHOTO: AFP

His work might not make much of a splash but this researcher still goes about it carefully as he checks on the coral reefs. PHOTO: AFP

It is not unusual to find lots of marine life such as schools of fish among the thriving coral reefs of the Red Sea. PHOTO: AFP

Marine biology professor Maoz Fine, from Israel's Bar Ilan University, inspecting corals in an aquarium at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences. At the institute are dozens of aquariums showcasing samples of local corals. PHOTO: AFP

Jessica Bellsworthy, a PhD student conducting research on the coral reefs of the Gulf of Eilat, inspecting a coral in an aquarium at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences. PHOTO: AFP

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