Cold-Water Corals. Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. We associate them with exotic locations but few people realise that Britain has its own cold-water coral reefs off the north-west coast of Scotland. Too deep to be a tourist attraction their value lies in the shelter they offer many fish species to spawn in. Dr Jason Hall-Spencer joins Quentin Cooper to discuss the mysterious Darwin Mounds and why, less than a decade after their discovery, deep-sea fishing threatens this fragile ecosystem.
Producer Tracey Logan
