Anchor Damaging Coral (IMAGE) PLOS Caption Anchor chain damages a giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta. Large anchor chains of oil tankers and shipping vessels can rapidly damage coral reef habitats. Note the presence of divers for scale. Still frame courtesy of Robin Waite, Yap Films Inc. Credit Figure 4 from PLoS ONE paper e9622 by Thacker et al. courtesy of Robin Waite, Yap Films Inc Usage Restrictions Maybe used as long as author and journal are properly attributed 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.