Israel Deep-sea wonderland declared a Hope Spot
The Palmahim Slide off the Tel Aviv coast houses rare creatures in a delicate, rich habitat of coral gardens, methane seeps and brine pools.
Israel 21C 25.07.2022
Formed in antiquity by a gradual landslide onto the seabed, the Palmahim Slide is a biodiversity hotspot where blackmouth catsharks breed and bluefin tuna spawn, according to international studies led in the past decade by Yizhaq Makovsky of the University of Haifa and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research.
Image - University of Haifa and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
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