![Ship Bottom Paint Damage Closeup of transferred ship bottom paint injury on Great Star Stony Coral.](https://floridadep.gov/system/files/media-folders/media-root/Photo-B_BottomPaintDamage_0.jpg)
![Ship Bottom Paint Damage Closeup of transferred ship bottom paint injury on Great Star Stony Coral.](https://floridadep.gov/system/files/media-folders/media-root/Photo-B_BottomPaintDamage_0.jpg)
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