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Three Things You Should Know About Pearl and Hermes Atoll

October 9, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program

Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA?s annual
mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive
coral reefs and shorelines in Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National
Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.
About 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each
year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey.

By: Dianna Parker

Mission Log 5

We left Maro Reef after pulling up a whopping 14 metric tons of derelict
nets in six days and moved on to Pearl and Hermes Atoll, where we expect
to be for another week. Today was our first day out in the small boats,
and one boat disentangled two different green sea turtles from two
different nets.