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Small fishing boats mooring in 2000m of water. How?

Sailing up the west coast of Palawan, Phillipines, currently. About 50-60 miles offshore in 2000m/6600ft of water.

Saw these two outrigger fishing boats about 20ft long each tied to a mooring buoy of polystyrene.

How the hell are these small local fishing boats creating mooring buoys in water that deep?

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ilikeweekends25252025-04-05 11:52

It’s just an anchor hanging 1.7km from the bottom

A-Wasted-Person2025-04-05 12:06

I originally thought sea anchors….but they weren’t moving at all and the currents were reasonably strong at about 2knots

Ok_Sector_61822025-04-05 15:54

The local community may have dropped weighted anchors with chain that long so they could hit that same spot. Just a guess . . .

Hobie-WanKenobie2025-04-05 23:22

I saw a video on a sailing channel that showed how they install these, Fish Attracting Devices. I can't seem to find it now. And they can be that deep! Wild.

Additional-Wash-58852025-04-07 00:18

! RemindMe 2 days

aliph2025-04-07 23:10

It's probably primarily a fish aggregation device. There can be cover attached to the line to give small fish a place to hide which makes it a place for big fish to come check out, and therefore a good place for fishermen to come to look for fish to catch.they might hook up to the buoy for convenience while fishing but probably aren't leaving their boats there long.