The Potential Marine Pollution Threat from Oil and Gas Development Activities in the Disputed South China Sea/Spratly Area: A Role that Taiwan Can Play

Song, Yann-huei

doi:10.1080/00908320802013768

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“…The coldest, least saline, but most eutrophic Fujian‐Zhejiang Coastal Water occupies the coast of China mainland between fall and spring [ Chen , 2008, 2009; Naik and Chen , 2008]. Except for this coastal water, various investigations have found that the SCS water and the Kuroshio branch occupy the Taiwan Strait [ Fang et al , 2003; Jan et al , 2002, 2006a; Song , 2008; Wang and Chern , 1988]. Yet, few have attempted to differentiate the SCS water from the Kuroshio water.…”

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Spring of no Kuroshio intrusion in the southern Taiwan Strait

Chen¹,

Jan²,

Huang³

et al. 2010

J. Geophys. Res.

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The Taiwan Strait connects the East China Sea (ECS) to the South China Sea (SCS). Typically, in spring, the water in the SCS and a branch of the Kuroshio occupy the eastern part of the strait while the China coastal waters, including a large contribution from the Changjiang (Yangtze River), occupy the western part. During spring 2008, when the Taiwan Strait was under the influence of La Niña, and according to field observations, the Kuroshio branch did not contribute much to the waters in the southern Taiwan Strait. A numerical model verifies this observation. The China coastal waters also seem to have had less effect than in typical years. Since the SCS waters contain more nutrients than the Kuroshio branch, more nutrients may be transported from the SCS to the ECS in a La Niña spring than at other times.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Spring of no Kuroshio intrusion in the southern Taiwan Strait

Chen¹,

Jan²,

Huang³

et al. 2010

J. Geophys. Res.

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“…Through simulated particle dispersal models, the islands have been inferred to be important sources of larvae that can replenish populations of different coral reef organisms in the SCS and in the Coral Triangle Region (Kool et al, 2011). However, the reefs of the SCS are generally threatened by habitat degradation caused by anthropogenic factors (Rosenberg, 1999;Vo et al, 2013) such as military activities (Song, 2008;Asner et al, 2017), reclamation (Larson, 2015;Mora et al, 2016), unsustainable fishing practices (McManus, 1994), and oil and gas exploration (Song, 2008).…”

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Spatial and Short-Term Temporal Patterns of Octocoral Assemblages in the West Philippine Sea

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Octocorals are relatively understudied than other coral reef organisms despite their ecological and economic values. The Philippines is known to have high marine biodiversity, but information on octocorals is lacking. This study investigated spatial and temporal variations in the assemblage of octocorals in selected reef sites in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)- the Kalayaan Island Group (i.e., Pag-asa, Sabina, Lawak, and Northeast Investigator) and Ulugan in 2017 and 2019. Results showed high octocoral taxonomic richness (at least 10 families) in the study sites. Mean percent octocoral cover in WPS was 5.35% SE ± 0.55, with Sabina having the highest octocoral cover in both years. Significant differences in octocoral cover were observed among sites in both years, but among-station differences were only observed in 2017. Octocoral assemblage also differed among sites in both years (ANOSIM: R > 0.5, p < 0.05), wherein different octocoral taxa dominated in different sites. In particular, variations were driven by high cover of holaxonians, nephtheids, and coelogorgiids in Sabina, and clavulariids, tubiporiids, and xeniids in Northeast Investigator in 2017. In 2019, significant variations were driven by high cover of helioporiids in Pag-asa, while Sabina had higher abundance of holaxonians, nephtheids, alcyoniids, and xeniids. Short-term temporal variation on octocoral cover in monitoring stations in Pag-asa was not observed (Kruskal-Wallis, p > 0.05), although the overall mean octocoral cover increased from 1.23% ± SE 0.47 in 2017 to 2.09% SE ± 0.37 in 2019. Further, there was no significant change in the octocoral assemblage in Pag-asa between years (ANOSIM, R = 0.11, p = 0.07). This study highlights high octocoral taxonomic richness in the WPS relative to other sites in the Indo-Pacific Region and provides baseline information on the octocoral assemblages, which can be useful for future ecological studies and marine biodiversity conservation efforts.

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“…While accidental oil spill incidences receive much public scrutiny, the majority (almost 10 times more) of oil in the sea comes from deliberate operational discharge (Lu 2003). In addition, automobiles, street dust and various industries contribute via terrestrial runoff and atmospheric deposition (Yang et al 1998;Boonyatumanond et al 2006;Song 2008). Many substances in crude oil are toxic and of a particular concern are PAHs.…”

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Impacts of pollution on marine life in Southeast Asia

2010

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Pollutants, originating from both land and sea, are responsible for significant lethal and sub-lethal effects on marine life. Pollution impacts all trophic levels, from primary producers to apex predators, and thus interferes with the structure of marine communities and consequently ecosystem functioning. Here we review the effects of sediments, eutrophication, toxics and marine litter. All are presently major concerns in Southeast Asia (SE Asia) and there is little indication that the situation is improving. Approximately 70% of SE Asia's human population lives in coastal areas and intensive farming and aquaculture, rapid urbanization and industrialisation, greater shipping traffic and fishing effort, as well as widespread deforestation and nearshore development, are contributing towards the pollution problem. As SE Asia encompasses approximately 34% of the world's reefs and between a quarter and a third of the world's mangroves, as well as the global biodiversity triangle formed by the Malay Peninsular, the Philippines, and New Guinea, the need to reduce the impacts of marine pollution in this region is all the more critical.

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The Potential Marine Pollution Threat from Oil and Gas Development Activities in the Disputed South China Sea/Spratly Area: A Role that Taiwan Can Play

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Spring of no Kuroshio intrusion in the southern Taiwan Strait

Spring of no Kuroshio intrusion in the southern Taiwan Strait

Spatial and Short-Term Temporal Patterns of Octocoral Assemblages in the West Philippine Sea

Impacts of pollution on marine life in Southeast Asia

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