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10 Questions About Air Pollution & Marine Shipping
Test your knowledge! Find out what you know about air pollution and marine shipping.
Test your knowledge! Find out what you know about air pollution and marine shipping.
“Marine oil spill response is always evolving because everyone is trying to improve things.”
– Dr. Heather Dettman
Test your knowledge! Find out what you know about invasive species and marine shipping.
“Marine shipping is integral to our economic prosperity as well as our well-being.”
– Dr. Jane Lister
Not all oils behave the same way when spilled into the marine environment.
There are many primary sources of underwater noise that affect marine mammals including commercial vessels, cracking ice, surface waves, earthquakes, marine life, storms, rain, pile driving, sonar, recreational vessels, seismic survey, snowmobiles, sonar and hydrothermal vents.
The ports across Canada that handle oil tankers include: Vancouver, Quebec City, Montreal, Saint John, NB, Port Hawkesbury, NS, Come-by-Chance, NF and Newfoundland offshore.