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Is it true that the corals once grew in the North Sea?

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Deep sea reefs are sometimes referred to as "mounds," which more accurately describes the large calcium carbonate skeleton that is left behind as a reef grows and corals below die off, rather than the living habitat and refuge that deep sea corals provide for fish and invertebrates. read more

For me, the most interesting fact about the North Sea is that the average depth is only about 300 feet. In fact, the Dogger Bank, which sits about 60 miles off the English coast, is a large sandbar with an average depth of only 50 - 100 feet. read more

I’m pretty certain that corals are still growing in the North Sea. There’s a very large coral reef off the coast of Norway, for example. These are cold-water corals with a different life cycle from tropical corals. read more

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