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Scuba divers removing derelict net from reef

Description

Scuba divers removing derelict net from reef. The depth here was 30 feet. This debris pile was an agglomeration of a number of nets that had probably beenswept together in the North Pacific Gyre.

Photographer

Dr. Dwayne Meadows

Location

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Collection

Coral Kingdom

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA
NMFS
OPR

Keywords

Coral Reefs
Stress Debris