Anchor Damaging Coral (IMAGE)

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Anchor Damaging Coral

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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.

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Figure 4 from PLoS ONE paper e9622 by Thacker et al. courtesy of Robin Waite, Yap Films Inc

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