Biological Impact and Effects on Fisheries of Oil Spill in Bahrain, August-September 1980

The report was presented at the IMCO/UNEP Internationl Workhop on Combating Marine Pollution from Oil Exploration, Exploitation, and transport in the Kuwait Action Plan region, held in Manama, Bahrain, 6-10 Decemer 1980. It was prepared udnder the terms of an IMCO/FAO Advisory Mission to Bahrain wihich took place following a major oill spill affecting the coast of country in August-Septemer 1980 Conclusions are arrived at concerning the biological impact to the spill and the effect of the spill on fisherires: the first being mainly the mortality of marine life as a result of smothering of organisms by residual oil in and above the inter-tidal zone and the effects due to the destruction of fishing equipment and the prevention of fishing during the acute phase of the spill .The repost lists the recommenations to the Barhrain Government conerning restriction on the use of dipersants in shallow water and the need to avoid removal and replacement of oil contaminate sediments unless such oil was likely to dections ore-contaminate sections of the beach reserved for recreational use of fishing-related activities