Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster
The increasing rate of incidents involving vessels in the Southern Ocean (including vessels sinking) has highlighted the potential for substantial fuel spills into the Antarctic environment. An increasing number of tourist and fishing vessels, often without ice strengthened hulls, are penetrating fa...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:82009 2023-05-15T14:02:31+02:00 Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster Ruoppolo, V Woehler, EJ Morgan, K Clumpner, CJ 2013 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000763 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/82009 en eng Cambridge University Press http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000763 Ruoppolo, V and Woehler, EJ and Morgan, K and Clumpner, CJ, Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster, Polar Record, 49, (2) pp. 97-109. ISSN 0032-2474 (2013) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/82009 Biological Sciences Ecology Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000763 2019-12-13T21:46:56Z The increasing rate of incidents involving vessels in the Southern Ocean (including vessels sinking) has highlighted the potential for substantial fuel spills into the Antarctic environment. An increasing number of tourist and fishing vessels, often without ice strengthened hulls, are penetrating farther into, and staying longer in, Antarctic waters, with a focus for destinations of wildlife concentrations. Based on a survey of national operators in the Antarctic, there is little preparation for an oil spill event that involves Antarctic wildlife. This is a recipe for a catastrophic spill event, with the potential for high numbers of oiled wildlife in a remote part of the world where there are major logistical constraints on the provision of equipment and skilled response personnel. Here we chronicle shipping incidents that have led to oil spills in the Southern Ocean, the current legislation and contingency plans currently in place by national Antarctic operators, and examine their preparedness and expertise for an oiled wildlife event response. It is clear that national, fishing and tourism operators are manifestly unprepared for an oiled wildlife event in the Southern Ocean. We identify five critical constraints to any response and provide recommendations that address theseconstraints. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Polar Record 49 2 97 109 |
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The increasing rate of incidents involving vessels in the Southern Ocean (including vessels sinking) has highlighted the potential for substantial fuel spills into the Antarctic environment. An increasing number of tourist and fishing vessels, often without ice strengthened hulls, are penetrating farther into, and staying longer in, Antarctic waters, with a focus for destinations of wildlife concentrations. Based on a survey of national operators in the Antarctic, there is little preparation for an oil spill event that involves Antarctic wildlife. This is a recipe for a catastrophic spill event, with the potential for high numbers of oiled wildlife in a remote part of the world where there are major logistical constraints on the provision of equipment and skilled response personnel. Here we chronicle shipping incidents that have led to oil spills in the Southern Ocean, the current legislation and contingency plans currently in place by national Antarctic operators, and examine their preparedness and expertise for an oiled wildlife event response. It is clear that national, fishing and tourism operators are manifestly unprepared for an oiled wildlife event in the Southern Ocean. We identify five critical constraints to any response and provide recommendations that address theseconstraints. |
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Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster |
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Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster |
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Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster |
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Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster |
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Wildlife and oil in the Antarctic: A recipe for cold disaster |
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wildlife and oil in the antarctic: a recipe for cold disaster |
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