1850 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3124.jpg) |
Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1851 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3125.jpg) |
Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1852 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3126.jpg) |
Devastation caused by crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1853 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3127.jpg) |
Devastation caused by crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1854 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3128.jpg) |
Devastation caused by crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1855 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3129.jpg) |
Marine debris on the reef |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1856 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3130.jpg) |
Marine debris. A former coral reef strewn with trash. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1857 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3131.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost fishing gear on a reef |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1858 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3132.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost fishing gear on a reef |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1859 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3133.jpg) |
Marine debris. Plastic debris on a reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1860 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3134.jpg) |
Marine debris. Remnants of ghost fishing gear |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1861 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3135.jpg) |
Marine debris. Dead tire on dead reef |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1862 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3136.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost fishing gear enveloping and killing coral. Large brown sea cucumber in upper left is unaware of destruction of habitat. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1863 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3137.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost fishing gear on a reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1864 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3138.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost fishing gear on reef but also possible entanglement hazard for large marine creatures. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1865 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3139.jpg) |
Marine debris. Ghost net still posing a potential entanglement hazard for large marine animals. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1866 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3140.jpg) |
Marine debris. Plastic and metallic debris on a reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1867 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3141.jpg) |
Marine debris. A beach blanket wrapped around coral. To see effects of this, proceed to image reef3142. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1868 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3142.jpg) |
Marine debris. Showing the effect of a beach blanket wrapped around coral. Note all of the dead area where the beach blanket in image reef3141 was wrapped around the coral. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1869 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3143.jpg) |
Careless dispersal of garbage in coastal regions can lead directly to degradation of the marine environment. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1870 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3144.jpg) |
Careless dispersal of garbage in coastal regions can lead directly to degradation of the marine environment. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1871 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3145.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1872 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3146.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1873 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3147.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1874 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3148.jpg) |
Result of standing on staghorn coral. See image reef3149. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1875 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3149.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. See image reef3148. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1876 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3150.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. See image reef3148. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1877 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3151.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1878 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3152.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. Note snorkeler in background. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1879 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3153.jpg) |
Damage to coral in areas of concentrated dive tourism. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1880 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3154.jpg) |
Diver remaining above reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1881 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3155.jpg) |
Divers looking and enjoying without disturbing the reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1882 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3156.jpg) |
Diver ready to photograph and looking and enjoying without disturbing the reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1883 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3157.jpg) |
Divers looking and enjoying without disturbing the reef. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1884 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3158.jpg) |
Make sure not to touch the bottom when snorkeling or scuba diving. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1885 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3159.jpg) |
Make sure not to touch the bottom when snorkeling or scuba diving. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1886 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3160.jpg) |
Make sure not to touch the bottom when snorkeling or scuba diving. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1887 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3161.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1888 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3162.jpg) |
Make sure not to touch the bottom when snorkeling or scuba diving. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1889 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3163.jpg) |
Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handling live corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1890 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3164.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1891 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3165.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1892 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3166.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1893 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3167.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1894 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3168.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1895 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3169.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1896 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3170.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1897 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3171.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1898 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3172.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |
1899 | ![thumbnail picture](../ths/reef3173.jpg) |
Description not available. |
Guam, Mariana Islands |