We've heard this story before, in the SF Chronicle:
Friday's spill comes almost exactly two years after the devastating Cosco Busan spill, which dumped more than 50,000 gallons of bunker oil into the bay. Now there are renewed concerns about the estuary's fish, bird and sea mammals, not to mention the livelihoods of those who depend on the bay's bounty each year.The day will come when people will be incredulous when hearing this was a rather common occurrance.
The estuary that defines so much of life in the Bay Area faces increasing ecological pressures from polluted urban runoff, the vagaries of climate change and the effects of more fresh water pumped out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The herring season - the bay's last commercial fishery - was canceled last month because of concerns about the health of the fish population.
...The areas of highest concern include Richardson Bay, Brooks Island off of Richmond, Keil Cove near Tiburon and the Emeryville Lagoon and mudflats.
Rafael @www.climateatbay.net
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People like to say we've come a long way since the infamous spill in Santa Barbara 40 years ago, but i beg to differ.
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