Oil Spills
Pollution is one form of Global Warming that is harming the environment of Antarctica. One of the issues facing Antarctica is Oil Spills.
Oil Spill accidents are one of the issues arising in Antarctica and are affecting the wildlife and environment of the continent. Fish, the ones who are most affected by the oil spills, are an important part of Antarctica food cycle. Without them other animals are affected such as penguins, whales and many more.
Ships often have facilities to contain waste oil and separate oil from water which is then taken out in Antarctica for disposal. By this, an ever greater presence is bound to lead to more accidents which do happen. In more recent years there have been a number of groundings of tourist ships in shallow, poorly chartered waters and also accidents involving fishing boats in pursuit of the Patagonian tooth fish. Groups of people such as tourists and companies are also the one of the main causes of Oil Spills. They may not have the information about the issue arising therefore their actions keep on recurring or else they just don’t put their minds on the environment and care mostly on their personal experience and money.
Oil Spill accidents are one of the issues arising in Antarctica and are affecting the wildlife and environment of the continent. Fish, the ones who are most affected by the oil spills, are an important part of Antarctica food cycle. Without them other animals are affected such as penguins, whales and many more.
Ships often have facilities to contain waste oil and separate oil from water which is then taken out in Antarctica for disposal. By this, an ever greater presence is bound to lead to more accidents which do happen. In more recent years there have been a number of groundings of tourist ships in shallow, poorly chartered waters and also accidents involving fishing boats in pursuit of the Patagonian tooth fish. Groups of people such as tourists and companies are also the one of the main causes of Oil Spills. They may not have the information about the issue arising therefore their actions keep on recurring or else they just don’t put their minds on the environment and care mostly on their personal experience and money.