Cold-water coral webcam

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Welcome to the new cold-water coral webcam. Here you can view a live feed into our aquarium where you can see real, living cold-water corals. The species that you see at the moment is Lophelia pertusa, a stony coral that is capable of forming large reefs that can be the height of a house and many kilometers long.

Some times you might also see Eunice the worm! These worms live amongst the coral, building paper like tubes that are calcified by the growing coral, providing a permanent home for the worm. The worms benefit the coral by pulling broken pieces of coral together, eating food that settles between the coral polyps and may even play a role in protecting the polyps from predators.

The images you are about to see are grey because we are filming under infra-red light to avoid disturbing the corals and worms. Sometimes, we have to turn on the lights to feed the coral so you may see a colour image during some periods.