This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Bilge!
Untreated bilge water is illegally discharged into European waters about 3000 times each year (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/22/revealed-ships-may-dump-oil-up-to-3000-times-a-year-in-europes-waters). Untreated bilge water is often contaminated with oil. Bilge can also contain the larval stages of alien species picked up earlier on the ship's travels. Dumping of untreated bilge has many potential etrimental effects on marine ecology. Illegal discharge should be much more closely monitored. Offenders should be punished with fines that reflect more closely the costs of dealing with ecological damage.
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