Discarded Fishing Line

Discarded Fishing Line
Taken by
Alison Perkins
Date taken
July 25, 2015
Description
The Bay of Islands in New Zealand is a hot spot for tourism and water-based activities. There is increasing degradation of the underwater environment with the ever-intensifying pressure of human activity. The community has been engaged in a proposal to protect a portion of the Bay of Islands. However, no agreement has been reached to offer any kind of permanent marine protection to the area. Opposition from select individuals brings to a halt the desires of the majority to take proactive action. Descending on a technical scuba dive to 45 metres, I was alarmed to find the beautiful marine scene draped in discarded fishing line and dotted with abandoned crayfish pots. The discarded remains of human activity now impact what once was a pristine marine environment. It left me deeply concerned for the future of the area, its underwater environment and inhabitants, both of the human and marine animal kind.
Camera make
Canon
Camera model
5D Mark II
Housing manufacturer
Sealux
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