{"id":6244,"date":"2011-09-20T08:46:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T16:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:20:51","slug":"swedish-oil-spill-jeopardizes-birds-in-stigfjorden-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2011\/09\/20\/swedish-oil-spill-jeopardizes-birds-in-stigfjorden-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Oil Spill Jeopardizes Birds in Stigfjorden Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n On September 10,2011, two boats collided off Denmark’s western coast causing a “substantial” oil spill. \u00a0Authorities did not learn about the oil spill until five days later. \u00a0The Copenhagen Post<\/a><\/em> reports:<\/p>\n The suspected source of the oil spill is a cargo ship from Malta called the \u2018Golden Trader\u2019. It was in the North Sea approximately 20 nautical miles west of Thybor\u00f8n, Denmark, on Saturday, September 10, when it collided with a small Belgian fishing trawler called the \u2018Vidar\u2019. The boats collided in clear, calm weather.<\/em><\/p>\n Nearby ships and a helicopter were called in for assistance. \u2018Vidar\u2019 sustained minor damage, but tore a hole in the side of the larger cargo ship and oil began to spill into the sea, reports shipping news site Vesseltracker.com.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Clean up efforts are “under control,”, according to officials, yet the\u00a0Stigfjorden Nature Reserve remains threatened as it is a “nesting site for vulnerable bird species”.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to say how many birds are affected,\u201d Tommy J\u00e4r\u00e5s, of the bird centre told G\u00f6teborgs Posten newspaper. \u201cBut presumably it could be hundreds, perhaps up to a thousand. There could be injured birds on the islands and reefs that can only be reached by boat.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Designated in 1979, this marine protected area is a fjord between two large islands. \u00a0BirdLife International<\/a> identifies three “trigger” species in Stigfjorden and calls it an “Important Bird Area” (IBA):<\/p>\n An IBA must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n The estimated number of birds affected by the Kattegat oil spill range from hundreds to thousands. It’s too early to tell, and the physical characteristics of the region makes it difficult to assess. These birds are also an indicator of how other marine species may be affected.<\/p>\n Where ever humans are involved, accidents are inevitable. \u00a0It’s unfortunate marine species must suffer disproportionately when oil spills occur. \u00a0We need to find another solution for our energy needs.<\/p>\n Image: \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Some rights reserved<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0eutrophication&hypoxia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The environmental consequences of our addiction to oil are innumerable; however, marine life continues to bear the brunt of fossil fuel accidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[19],"tags":[233,2854,533,664,668,1293,1568,2117],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sweden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6244"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The environmental consequences of our addiction to oil are innumerable; however, marine life continues to bear the brunt of fossil fuel accidents.<\/h3>\n
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