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pl23_reef3002.jpg

Cod end of a trawl net that weighed over 5000 pounds

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Description

Cod end of a trawl net that weighed over 5000 pounds. This net debris had to be towed back to the CASITAS for lifting onto deck. This net probably driftedthousands of miles before becoming lodged on the reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll.

Photographer

Dr. Dwayne Meadows

Display Date

2004 July

Location

Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Pearl and Hermes Atoll

Collection

Coral Kingdom

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NMFS

OPR

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Stress Debris