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I was photographer of record for a United States Fish and Wildlife Service damage assessment study at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary. The study was carried out to assess damage caused by the wreck of the Taiwanese fishing vessel Jin Shiang Fa. Please contact me for more information.

Wreck Site on Outer Reef, Debris and Sampling Coralline Algae, depth: 40' - 80'
Debris,  wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00807, all rights reserved worldwide. Hull plate,  wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00808, all rights reserved worldwide. Tower, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00809, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00807 Hull plate, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00808 Tower, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00809
Paul W. Gabrielson, Ph.D., collecting algae and coral samples, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00824, all rights reserved worldwide.
Paul W. Gabrielson, Ph.D, collecting algae and coral samples, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00824

Wreck Site on Outer Reef, Debris and Hull Scar, depth: 5' to 20'
Debris,  wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00814, all rights reserved worldwide. Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00821, all rights reserved worldwide. Propellor and debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00810, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00814 Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00821 Propellor and debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00810
Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00827, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00827

Debris Washed Over Reef Into Lagoon, depth: 20' - 40'. Debris includes fishing line, plastic sheets, hull fragments, boots, videotapes .
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor and talus slope, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00792, all rights reserved worldwide. Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00789, all rights reserved worldwide. Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00790, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor and talus slope, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00792 Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00789 Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00790
The lagoon floor is sandy, about 20m deep, and has one small pass (ava) through which water pours out of the lagoon continuously.
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00793, all rights reserved worldwide. Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00794, all rights reserved worldwide. Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00803, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00793 Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00794 Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00803
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00791, all rights reserved worldwide. Harrison A. Stubbs, Ph.D., documenting damage to lagoon from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, copyright Phillip Colla Natural History Photography, www.oceanlight.com, image #00788, all rights reserved worldwide.
Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00791 Harrison A. Stubbs, Ph.D, documenting damage to lagoon from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, Image 00788