The research, done via remotely operated submersibles and deep-sea probes, found that the brine pools were 4,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Aqaba. Discovery of the deep-sea NEOM Brine ...

Many die. Bleached corals near Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba, after a blistering heatwave in the northern-hemisphere summer of 2024. Image courtesy of Assaf Zvuloni / Israel Nature and Parks Authority.