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Hulls, hazards and hard questions : shipping in the Great Barrier Reef : reducing the risk of spilling oil and other hazardous substances


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dc.contributor.authorOttesen, P.*
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-25T01:43:55Zen
dc.date.available2012-05-25T01:43:55Zen
dc.date.copyright1994en
dc.date.issued1994en-US
dc.identifier.isbn9780642174277en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11017/245en
dc.description.abstractThe possibility of ecological damage to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is an issue that has attracted considerable discussion and expenditure of money, even before the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) was created. In the early 1970s the possibility of oil exploration, drilling and mining on the Reef led the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments to establish joint Royal Commissions which investigated the exploration and production drilling for petroleum in the GBR. They reported in 1974.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorityen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorkshop series no. 19en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorkshop series-
dc.subjectShipping - Environmental aspects - Great Barrier Reef - Congressesen
dc.subjectEnvironmental protection - Queensland - Great Barrier Reef - Congresseen
dc.subjectOil spills - Queensland - Great Barrier Reef - Prevention - Congressesen
dc.subjectHazardous substances - Queensland - Transportation - Safety measuresen
dc.titleHulls, hazards and hard questions : shipping in the Great Barrier Reef : reducing the risk of spilling oil and other hazardous substancesen
dc.typeReporten
dc.subject.asfaOil spillsen
dc.subject.asfaRisk managementen
dc.subject.asfaHazardous materialsen
dc.subject.asfaNature conservationen
dc.format.pages194en
dc.contributor.corpauthorGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorityen
dc.subject.apaisShippingen
dc.subject.apaisPollutionen
dc.publisher.placeTownsville, Qld.en
dc.relation.connectiontogbrmpaGBRMPA published this itemen
dc.subject.categoryPorts and shippingen
dc.subject.categoryIncidentsen
dc.subject.themeEffects on the Reefen
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