Soft Coral (IMAGE) Bar-Ilan University Caption Soft coral are now dominating large areas of the shadow reef which in 1928 had many species of hard corals too. Credit Professor Maoz Fine, Bar-Ilan University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.