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Botany Bay Oil Spill - 25/03/14


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Hi All,

Just saw an article on SMH on an oil spill. Just wondering how bad it is and whether any areas should be avoided for fishing. I was planning a trip there this weekend so would appreciate some advice please.

Nans

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The worst impact of the refineries oil spills is the dispersant that they spray over the spill to sink it. At least that is what they used to do. Not sure if they are still allowed to do so but I know from personal experience that previous spills treated with dispersant killed of large areas of sea grass and killed off the Mussels growing on the piles etc

They will likely have floating containment booms around the spill which should show you what areas to avoid.

The sooner the refinery packs up and leaves the better.

Cheers

Paikea

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Thanks Paikea,

I'm planing to go there tomorrow with few mates & thought of trying for some squid to start off but it seems it's best to avoid kurnel for now

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