Integrated Assessment of Oil Spills Impact (NOVEMBER 2007) on Kerch Strait Ecosystem

Volume 3 - Issue 5

OV Stepanyan*

Received: September 12, 2019;   Published: September 19, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/OAJESS.2019.02.000173

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Abstract

South scientific centre of RAS was the only scientific organization, which could carry out the integrated monitoring research of all ecosystem parameters of Kerch strait, adjacent waters and shores both during the oil spills accident (November 13-21, 2007) and during the year after (until October 2008) [1]. The assessment of accidental oil spills impact on environment and biota was carried out and recommendations on minimization of ships wreck impact consequences were given. The generalized description of Kerch strait and Tamanskiy bay ecosystem was developed on the basis of previous expeditions data (2004 – 2007) to discover the steadystate parameters (oceanographic and hydrological characteristics, shores, plankton, benthic community, birds, fish, sea mammals) before the accident.

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