Telegraph (UK): A coral reef has bloomed in the Adriatic Sea on the site where a tidal barrier is being constructed to protect Venice. Marine biologists said the Mose project – a Thames Barrier-style defence around the Venetian lagoon – has proven an irresistible magnet to rare coral, fish and crustaceans. They have discovered more than 150 different species, including the giant pen shell (Pinna Nobilis), an endangered bivalve that can grow up to 3ft long and is normally found in the warmer …