Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
and the federal government says the main threats to the species are contaminants, declining chinook populations and acoustic disturbances.
The vessel is under about 30 metres of water and the fuel on board included diesel, motor oil and other assorted oils. Officials have not determined what caused the sinking. By Monday afternoon, they were spotted west of Port Angeles, “well away from the spill,” the coast guard said. There have been no reports of oiled wildlife and air quality levels remain below harmful thresholds, it said.
Diesel can also enter the food chain, beginning on the biofilm on the ocean water’s surface, if it’s ingested by bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton.
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