According to fishermen, fishing nets get tangled in the mining equipment, coral is covered by mud dredged up from trawling, and the mangroves on Bangka's western coast are vulnerable to pollution.

据渔民称，渔网缠绕在采矿设备上，珊瑚被拖网捕捞的泥浆覆盖， 邦加西海岸的红树林容易受到污染。