DIVE PACIFIC 178 Sept-Nov 2021
Featuring Whale Shark at the door! (?), the threats from WWII wrecks in the Pacific, climate change impacts on kelp forests and coral reefs, new columns, superb u/w/photos and more
Featuring Whale Shark at the door! (?), the threats from WWII wrecks in the Pacific, climate change impacts on kelp forests and coral reefs, new columns, superb u/w/photos and more
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answer questions such<br />
as how and when it<br />
sank, what volume<br />
of oil was it holding<br />
when it sank etc.<br />
However, this needs to<br />
be supplemented by<br />
up-to-date information<br />
regarding the current<br />
condition of the wreck,<br />
which can only be<br />
gained through getting<br />
eyes on it either with<br />
divers, or remotely<br />
operated vehicles.<br />
We take all this<br />
information and put it into the<br />
model developed by CEFAS to<br />
get our risk ranking.<br />
What research is being done to<br />
ensure there is comprehensive<br />
coverage of all the wrecks and<br />
…The very real threat<br />
was realised in 2001<br />
when the wreck of<br />
the US Navy oiler USS<br />
Mississinewa (1943–44)<br />
leaked 24,000 gallons of<br />
oil into Ulithi Lagoon in<br />
the Marshall Islands…<br />
their locations?<br />
Our database of the 3,800 WWII<br />
wrecks in the Pacific is based on<br />
decades of research compiled<br />
by historians, including by one<br />
of our Directors who taught<br />
himself to read Japanese so<br />
he could translate shipping<br />
records. With the wrecks<br />
continuing to corrode the<br />
biggest challenge is getting upto-date<br />
information regarding<br />
their current condition.<br />
Number of ‘Category 1’ potentially polluting wrecks identified to country (Major Projects Foundation, 2019).<br />
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