A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines

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An oil tanker carrying jet fuel recently hit a cargo ship while anchor was anchor 13 miles away on the east coast of England. It has placed a large plum of several large explosions and black smoke, while still unknown amount of jet fuel has spread into the sea.

We are the marine ecologists of Hull University, the nearest city of this incident. We know these coasts and these sea very well. Although very soon to tell exactly what the consequences will be, we know that this spill is at risk of one of Britain’s coastline – both for conservation and commercial fishing.

Collision occurred Holders offshore marine protected zoneThick sand is a region of sea that supports many different species. These include The Ocean Kahog, an edible clam known to survive for more than 500 years. The region also acts as a fish nursery like lemon solution, place and European spray.

This region overlap with the nominees to protect Harbor Poorpoce And nearby Humb And of the Mud flat, sandy Where thousands of birds spend other important species as well as lampra and gray seals as well as winter.

The largest mainland breeding of the UK is found just north of the site of Cebard Colony collision site, along with Flambbero and File CoastThe Every year there are more than 250,000 birds nesting, including jellmots and razorbills, including impressive numbers. It also hosts species of conservation like ganates, ketiyaks and puffin.

Cibirds returns to Flambbero to start the nest season in March.

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The other to the south Protected coast And an important Reproductive site for gray sealsThe The wash, where the four rivers are empty in the same large square shape, are found 70 km to the south, from the tanker collision to the general aspect of Drift. The region has large salt wetlands and is another important site for over-waring birds.