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Country Profile: Singapore |
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Marine Issues/Fisheries
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| Title: |
Mother Jones Action Atlas |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Abstract: |
A "comprehensive look at the state of the world's reefs that shows
what you can do to help". produced by the magazine Mother
Jones. Includes the following:
"Singapore SUMMARY
Construction of port and oil-processing facilities is severely
degrading Singaporan reefs that otherwise are valuable ecotourist
destinations. High sedimentation cuts the sunlight that reefs
receive, limiting coral buildup to only the extreme shallows; coral
cover has plunged by half on the nearshore reefs. Collection of fish
and corals for aquariums is also impacting reefs.
As if that weren't enough to stress Singapore's corals, a collision
between a Cyprus-registered tanker and a Thai supertanker in
October 1997 spilled 25,000 tons of marine fuel that threatened to
poison the country's only reefs. In order to break up the oil,
roughly 100,000 liters of chemical dispersants had to be used; an
oil expert assured nervous Singaporans that the dispersants "have
a much lower toxicity than Palmolive soap."" |
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