http://www.independentscuba.com Independent advice for the Independent Diver Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:38:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.independentscuba.com/about/document-index/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Coral reefs in Scandinavia | Independent Scuba Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:37:43 +0000 http://www.independentscuba.com/?page_id=69#comment-19 [...] The major threat to these reefs is deep-sea trawlers. Previously fishermen tried to avoid the reefs in order to save the trawls, which were damaged by hitting the structures. This, however, is not the case with modern trawlers and the impact can be severe.  The reefs in Sweden are badly damaged but agreements have been made to reduce the risk for further damage.   The arrow shows a trench from towed fishing gear. Smashed coral is littered around.   Back to document index [...] [...] The major threat to these reefs is deep-sea trawlers. Previously fishermen tried to avoid the reefs in order to save the trawls, which were damaged by hitting the structures. This, however, is not the case with modern trawlers and the impact can be severe.  The reefs in Sweden are badly damaged but agreements have been made to reduce the risk for further damage.   The arrow shows a trench from towed fishing gear. Smashed coral is littered around.   Back to document index [...]

]]> http://www.independentscuba.com/about/document-index/comment-page-1/#comment-12 The Bristol Beaufighter | Independent Scuba Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:36:13 +0000 http://www.independentscuba.com/?page_id=69#comment-12 [...] Index of articles. [...] [...] Index of articles. [...]

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