Oil Spill Monitoring BACKGROUND PAPER - Australian Maritime ...
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<strong>Oil</strong> <strong>Spill</strong> <strong>Monitoring</strong>: Background Paper<br />
Table 1 Historical Examples of Type I and Type II <strong>Monitoring</strong> in Australia<br />
Incident, Date and<br />
Type I Type II<br />
Location Programme Comment or Reference Programme Comment or Reference<br />
Port Adelaide River<br />
None recorded -<br />
<strong>Monitoring</strong> of mangrove Small scale 2-year study<br />
1985<br />
defoliation, mortality, recovery funded by the (then) S.A Dept.<br />
South Australia<br />
<strong>Monitoring</strong> of oil retention and of Environment and Planning<br />
degradation in sediments Unpublished SA DEP Report.<br />
“Sanko Harvest” <strong>Monitoring</strong> of Seals and Very detailed physiological<br />
Effect of fertilizer on marine Report commissioned by WA<br />
1991<br />
Sea Lions during cleaning monitoring of cleaned Seals and environment including nutrient EPA.<br />
Esperance,<br />
Sea Lions.<br />
levels<br />
Ref: WA State Committee<br />
Western Australia<br />
Ref: Gales, N. 1991.<br />
report to the Min. Transport<br />
DMH No: DMH P4/91<br />
“Kirki”<br />
Aerial surveillance of slick Ref: Aust. Govt. Dept Transport<br />
1991<br />
and Communications, 1992.<br />
Western Australia Weather and sea state See Attachment 1 to the above.<br />
“Era”<br />
Survey and assessment of Limited scope study to determine Fate of oil in sediments 5 year study.<br />
1992<br />
oil distribution whether cleanup was needed (i.e. Effects of oil on mangroves. Ref: Wardrop et. al., 1997<br />
South Australia Assessment of mangrove whether there was likely to be any Effects of oil on seagrasses Ref: Connolly, 1994<br />
damage<br />
environmental benefit) or feasible. Effects of oil on fish Ref: Bellette et. al., 1994<br />
“Iron Baron” Aerial surveillance of slick<br />
1995<br />
<strong>Monitoring</strong> of shoreline Programme extended throughout A number of studies of the Extensive monitoring<br />
Tasmania oiling (Aerial and ground the 6 month response.<br />
effects of oil and cleanup on, programme over 1-2 years.<br />
survey)<br />
and recovery of, various types Funded by the spiller.<br />
of biological community. Ref: Govt. Tasmania, 1997<br />
<strong>Oil</strong> characterisation Samples routinely collected. Some<br />
tested.<br />
Fate of oil in sediments<br />
Port Stanvac <strong>Spill</strong> <strong>Monitoring</strong> of dispersant Ref: AMSA, 2000a<br />
1999<br />
South Australia<br />
effectiveness<br />
“Laura D’Amato” Aerial surveillance of slick Ref: AMSA 2000b<br />
1999<br />
Air and ground monitoring<br />
Sydney, N.S.W. of shoreline oiling<br />
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