The discovery suggests that there are, in fact, many more large reefs out in our ocean at depths of more than 30 meters, which have not been mapped, it's quite a puzzling finding.

Julian Barbiere

While we are witnessing major investment in space exploration, there's not enough on studying our own home and the ocean in particular, and I think this is really where we want to put our emphasis in the next 10 years -- to create the knowledge we need to put the planet on the sustainable path through marine protected areas.

Julian Barbiere

You can only protect what you can measure, and as we are trying to set targets for global ocean conservation around the world, this is the basic information that we need to start establishing marine protected areas.

Julian Barbiere