Photo part of: Trawling Impacts – Sediment TrailsCaption: Area 1, Detail – October 24, 1999 Exposure Date: Description: Detail from Landsat satellite image, Gulf of Mexico, Area 1, taken on 10/24/99. Individual vessels can be seen as bright spots at end of sediment trails. Other bright spots are fixed oil and gas production platforms. One sediment trail can be traced for 27 km. Assuming a standard trawling speed of 2.5 knots, sediment from this trawl is visibly persistent for nearly 6 hours. Water depth State: LOUISIANA Country: United States Photographer: SkyTruth Copyright Statement: Image by SkyTruth, Copyright 2008 — All rights reserved. Additional Comments: Image by SkyTruth, Copyright 2008 — All rights reserved. http://skytruth.mediatools.org/objects/view.acs?object_id=11585 

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Photo part of: Trawling Impacts – Sediment Trails
Caption: Area 1, Detail – October 24, 1999 Exposure Date:
Description: Detail from Landsat satellite image, Gulf of Mexico, Area 1, taken on 10/24/99. Individual vessels can be seen as bright spots at end of sediment trails. Other bright spots are fixed oil and gas production platforms. One sediment trail can be traced for 27 km. Assuming a standard trawling speed of 2.5 knots, sediment from this trawl is visibly persistent for nearly 6 hours. Water depth State: LOUISIANA Country: United States Photographer: SkyTruth Copyright Statement: Image by SkyTruth, Copyright 2008 — All rights reserved. Additional Comments: Image by SkyTruth, Copyright 2008 — All rights reserved.

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