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Title	Oil pollution and the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery: current and potential threats for the conservation of commercial fisheries resources in Placentia Bay
Author	Carew, Andrea M. E.
Description	Thesis (M.M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001. Marine Studies Programme
Date	2001
Pagination	viii, 101 leaves : maps (some col.)
Subject	Oil pollution of the sea--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay; Fishery conservation--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay
Degree	M.M.S.
Degree Grantor	Marine Institute (St. John's, N.L.). Marine Studies Programme
Discipline	Marine Studies Programme
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Bay
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 94-101.
Abstract	Marine oil pollution and the continuing encroachment on marine habitats from the oil and marine transport industries pose a serious threat for the marine natural resources of Newfoundland and Labrador. The effects of oil pollution on highly visible marine wildlife such as seabirds, which are often dramatically affected by such events, have more recently been the subject of intense study. However, studies of the impacts of marine oil pollution on the commercial fisheries resources of Newfoundland and Labrador have not been as rigorously pursued. This study examines the marine oil pollution problem in Newfoundland and Labrador from both the marine transport industry and the oil industry operations currently underway within the province and their impacts on commercial fishery resources. The focus of the study is Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, where prominent oil handling operations, heavy marine traffic associated with the oil industry, and one of the richest fishery resources within the North Atlantic coexist. Chronic oil pollution is identified as a current and very real threat to fisheries conservation in southeastern Newfoundland and the Placentia Bay area. The threat of an oil tanker accident is also examined, with particular attention given to volume of tanker traffic, volume of oil transported through Placentia Bay, and oil spill response capacity for the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Also examined are the existing initiatives in place to address the issue of current and potential oil pollution threats to the fishery resources of Placentia Bay. Further, the shortcomings of these initiatives are identified and alternative preventative measures are suggested. Based on the number of reported oil pollution incidents and high seabird mortality within the region, the marine oil pollution problem of southeastern Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the worst in the world. However, the challenge of combating oil pollution is not unique to the region. Hence, the information provided for the current report draws upon other global regions and their experiences.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1521571
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(8.63 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/AndreaMECarew.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	31651.cpd