Abstract
ABSTRACT On the 11th March 2009 the vessel Pacific Adventurer lost 600 tonne of ammonium nitrate and about 270 tonne of heavy fuel oil 7 nautical miles east of Moreton Island, Queensland Australia. Seventy five kilometres of habitat were oiled and this included Sunshine Coast beaches, Bribie Island and Moreton island foreshores and coastal wetlands. The incident resulted in a Disaster Declaration being imposed under emergency legislation. Oiled wildlife contingency planning systems were escalated and this activated the mobilisation of response personnel and mobile equipment resources state wide. The oiled wildlife response was integrated directly into the overall oil spill response and this operationally was an important feature. Over 20,000 aquatic birds were observed in the areas adjacent to the oil spill. Less than 100 of these birds were oiled and only 13 Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus); 1 Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis) (Sterna bengalensis); 1 wedge tailed shearwater (Puffinus...
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