Coral reef demolished by blast fishing.
© 2001 Michael D. Moore

Reef fish killed by a blast (Moorish idol, bannerfish, soldierfish, basslet). Blast fishing kills reef fish indiscriminantly, including many small fish that have little or no food value.
© 2001 Mark V. Erdmann.

Closeup of a branching coral thicket destroyed by a blast (and a dead bigeye). Blast fishing obliterates the fish habitat provided by corals.
© 2001 Mark V. Erdmann.

Diver inspecting a blast crater near a resort area in Indonesia. Community-based management can resolve conflicts between subsistence fishers and dive operators over how reefs are used. © 2001 Michael D. Moore.

Coral rubble overgrown by algae. Small herbivorous fish are important because they crop fast growing algae that can kill corals. Lacking shelter, fish abandon the reef and algae soon dominates. © 2001 Helen E. Fox.

Unexploded bomb, Phillipines. Lack of enforcement and the ready availability of explosives contributes to the pervasiveness of blast fishing. © 2001 Jeffery N. Jeffords.