Sylvia Earle, Rolex Testimonee and founder of Mission Blue, dives among the reef wonders of the Galápagos Islands Hope Spot.

Deep-sea trawler fishing has been banned in the Canaries, preserving the underwater forests _which makes them rare and extremely rich ecosystems_ says Bardout. Here a cuttle fish swims freely
The team transects parts of the seabed, photographing and recording what is going on to better inform their understanding of the forest’s characteristics as a whole