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Site assessment of Douglas Shoal ship grounding in the Great Barrier Reef
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Title: | Site assessment of Douglas Shoal ship grounding in the Great Barrier Reef |
Authors: | Neale, S.J Boylson B.D Graham T.G Cameron, D.S Gray, L.A Reese, R.E Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Advisian Pty Ltd |
ASFA Subjects: | Environmental assessment Damage Grounding Bioremediation Chemical contamination |
APAIS Subject: | ground |
Location: | Mackay/Capricorn Management Area |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | Australasian Coasts and Ports 2021 Conference |
Series/Report no.: | Douglas Shoal Remediation Project |
Abstract: | The bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground on Douglas Shoal in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in April 2010. At over 40 hectares, this is the largest ship grounding scar known in the Great Barrier Reef, and possibly the largest reef-related grounding in the world. Challenges for assessment of the site included its large scale and the remote nature of Douglas Shoal coupled with its high exposure to wind, wave conditions and fauna that may pose safety hazards. Marine surveys used multiple and novel methods including sediment sampling combined with visual and acoustic survey techniques. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11017/3928 |
Type of document: | Report |
Appears in Collections: | Effects |
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