{"id":27398,"date":"2023-12-18T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T03:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onbird.vn\/?p=27398"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T03:54:49","slug":"what-impact-does-anchoring-have-on-phu-quoc-marine-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dtabeam.com\/what-impact-does-anchoring-have-on-phu-quoc-marine-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IMPACT DOES ANCHORING HAVE ON PHU QUOC MARINE LIFE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coral reefs are fragile and, often, slow-growing animals. The extent of the damage caused by anchoring can vary from partial to destruction. And it can take a very long time for reefs to recover from this damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Irresponsible anchorage of some snorkeling tour operator’s speedboats is causing serious damage to corals in Phu Quoc island, Vietnam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coral reefs are especially important in biodiverse and productive ecosystems on earth, home to numerous marine life. Coral reefs provide food and resources for more than 500 million people in over 100 countries and territories according to the study done by The Columbia Climate School in the United States of America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But tragically, coral reefs are in crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The problem with anchoring<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

So here\u2019s the thing: anchors are heavy. Heavy. And often they have a long, weighty chain attached to them. So when they\u2019re dropped onto a fragile coral reef, it\u2019s no surprise they leave a path of destruction behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every time an anchor is dropped and comes into contact with living organisms at the bottom of the seabed, it usually results in some kind of physical damage, dislodgement or an increase in sedimentation. If anchoring isn\u2019t done right, this kind of damage can happen at various stages, during the placing, retrieval and while at anchor too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>How does anchoring damage corals?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

There are a few factors that can determine just how much damage an anchor can cause to the seabed. For instance, it can depend on how many boats there are in the area, how big the boats are, what the weather conditions are like and the substrate firmness too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coral reefs are fragile and, often, slow-growing animals. <\/span>There are many types of corals and anchoring affects all of the family groups. The extent of the damage caused by anchoring can vary from partial to destruction. And it can take a very long time for reefs to recover from this damage.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Irresponsible anchorage can cause serious damage to corals. <\/span><\/p>\n

This clip below we recorded on one of our snorkels here. A tour operator whose boat anchored right at a reef of soft coral (Toadstool Leather Coral) and a Hard coral (Genus Montipora – Cabbage coral). You see right away, a part of the Cabbage coral is badly broken.<\/span><\/p>\n

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