Oil Spill Prevention and Response Initiatives in the Great Barrier Reef |
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| Institution: | 1. Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;3. Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;4. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;6. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;7. Children’s Cancer Centre, Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;8. Mater Adolescent and Young Adult Health Centre, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;9. Department of Gynecological Oncology, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The national and international interest in the marine environment, in particular the Great Barrier Reef has escalated at an exponential rate in the last decade and this trend is expected to continue. Australians are extremely conscious of the amenity and economic value of the Great Barrier Reef. There is a real potential to inflict enormous damage to the Great Barrier Reef and to the shipping industry should a major Oil Spill occur on the reef. A major catastrophic incident within the Great Barrier Reef would have extreme environmental, social and economic consequences. |
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