Derelict net wrapped up on reef. This will kill reef-building animals as well as provide a locus for the growth of algae.

Image ID: reef3029, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Photo Date: 2004 July
Photographer: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR


Category: Coral Reefs/Stress Debris/

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