Oil Spill Threatens in Galapagos
Please E-mail me if you use this report. In addition if you have an questions or comments themacman2002@yahoo.com On January 16th a tanker carrying 243,000 gallons of oil, ran aground near the Galapagos Islands. This terrible event spread oil slicks over 488 square miles, and has potential to cause serious irreparable harm, to this historic chain of islands. In addition to endangering many precious species, the human population in this area has also suffered greatly. Thankfully only 170,000 gallons of oil managed to escape the vessel. Companies and the U.S. coast guard later retrieved the additional oil. Emergency aid was also requested to contain the spill as quickly as possible. Containment is currently said to be fairly successful, but most of the damage has already been done.
So very simply this and other problems of the Galapagos can be associated with population. If this algae is destroyed a vital link in the food chain will break, seriously endangering marine iguanas, sharks, birds, and fish that feed off this algae. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**Oil Spill Threatens in Galapagos. Sadly this damage could be grave for the hundreds of sea lions and thousands of reptiles that populate Santa Fe. Island nearly 37 miles away from the original accident. com/printstory/nes/ap/010123/01/news-galapagos-threat. Two species, which highlight this spill, are the blue footed boobies and frigate birds. Sea Lions, booby birds and over 30 pelicans along with other birds have been spotted with diesel stains at Santa Fe. Shamefully the danger put upon this area was caused by human error. The long-term threat of the oil reaching the ocean floor is that large amounts of algae could be destroyed. To conclude, any incident of an oil spill is terrible, but when one happens in such a historic and respected area, I think it should serve as a wake up call. All islands in the chain of Galapagos depend on the sea; it's a large part of their life, and their job. The fishing waters have been destroyed, leaving over 700 people with little hope of income. In the future we can only hope for better preemptive measures to ensure that this can be avoided.
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