Manta Survey at Komodo National Park
Species
Impacts
Anchor 14%
Diver 14%
Location
Depth: 20 m
Duration: 53 min
- Temp:
- 30 ℃
- Divers:
- 6
- Boats:
- 4
- Current:
- No current - able to hold position without finning
- Notes:
- -
Diver
Poor diver etiquette, including poor buoyancy control, improperly secured gear, excessive photography flashes, and careless fin kicks, can result in diver induced damage to coral reefs.
Anchor
Boat anchors can cause significant physical damage to corals, especially at reef sites that receive a lot of boat traffic and where insufficient moorings are available. Heavy anchors can smash even the most sturdy corals, while anchor chains and lines can scrape coral and remove living tissue, or wrap around corals and cause damage as the lines move in the water.
