This piece of gorgonian coral, bigger than the two men attempting to untangle it from their fishing nets, was more than 500 years old. It was destroyed by one of the most aggressive fishing practices ever used, known as bottom trawling, and was dumped by the New Zealand vessel which dragged it up.
North West New Zealand

This piece of gorgonian coral, bigger than the two men attempting to untangle it from their fishing nets, was more than 500 years old. It was destroyed by one of the most aggressive fishing practices ever used, known as bottom trawling, and was dumped by the New Zealand vessel which dragged it up.

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