Koh Losin - Huge Ghost Fishing Net Threatened Coral

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Reuters has a nice collection of photos of the giant fishing net that threatened and partially destroyed the coral reef at Koh Losin; perhaps my favorite dive site in Thailand:

Ghost fishing nets threaten Thai coral | Pictures | Reuters

A couple more links:

The Royal Thai Navy has cleared a giant net attached to a coral reef on Losin Island, weighing more than 800 kilograms. - Newsdir3

Huge cast-off fishing net removed, damaged coral reef replanted

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