snapper spot stuffed by oil im p@$%ed

[justjack]

just saw a clip on the news of oil all over the rocks built up all in the water right around cape moreton right where i fish was going to go get a snapper this weekend with my dad and he's almost in tears this is where he spends all of his spare time, ive also heard that there wont be a cleanup because its to far away and it wont impact anyone because its remote and they hope the weather just breaks the oil up, this makes me angry, i wonder how long a place takes to return to it glory or if it ever will

[Blackened]

G'day

Jack, if you're over there, can you get a heap of photo's? before and after at regular intervals maybe?

Be worth posting them here and then sending a big email to the EPA for a please explain

Dave

[FNQCairns]

Cleanup is not warranted except on short term aesthetic grounds, the environment looks after it's own, right now it (nature) is colonising trillions of organisms to eagerly munch away at the oil along with other more physical processes, once the oil is gone/rendered inert the normal flora will come back and the area will rebound as if nothing happened.

So far it seems to be all no biggie, outside of drama for drama's sake anyway.

cheers fnq

[justjack]

just saw some more on the news lets just say half of moreton island stuffed, im going to help out the cleanup, they said it would never reach shore due to the weather but now its on Moreton island and there is still alot more heading into moreton bay guess those new green zones will soon be dead zones including alot more, oil isnt the only problem they recon the amonia nitrate will effect alot asell,


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the oil spill could potentially kill any wildlife it came into contact with.
Marine expert Mike Kingsford, from James Cook University, said the threats posed by the ammonium nitrate included algal blooms, burns and deaths to fish and seagrass, and physical damage to the ocean floor from the containers.

news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=769766


this is my before shot taken 2 months ago of my bro after seeing some video of this exact spot it wont look like this again for along time

[Marlin_Mike]

Just saw footage on Chanel 10 news.

Enough to make you cry.

Mike

[justjack]

my dad actually is crying ive only seen him cry once at his mums funeral my family has spent our whole life over there i dont know what else to say im shocked i was right there 2 weeks ago and the place was looking beautiful

[FNQCairns]

just saw some more on the news lets just say half of moreton island stuffed, im going to help out the cleanup, they said it would never reach shore due to the weather but now its on Moreton island and there is still alot more heading into moreton bay guess those new green zones will soon be dead zones including alot more, oil isnt the only problem they recon the amonia nitrate will effect alot asell,


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the oil spill could potentially kill any wildlife it came into contact with.
Marine expert Mike Kingsford, from James Cook University, said the threats posed by the ammonium nitrate included algal blooms, burns and deaths to fish and seagrass, and physical damage to the ocean floor from the containers.

news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=769766


this is my before shot taken 2 months ago of my bro after seeing some video of this exact spot it wont look like this again for along time

They should have asked him also what the sun is capable of

[sandbankmagnet]

Isn't that area a green zone now?

[justjack]

some of the rocks facing the north are green and the rest are yellow

[FNQCairns]

my dad actually is crying ive only seen him cry once at his mums funeral my family has spent our whole life over there i dont know what else to say im shocked i was right there 2 weeks ago and the place was looking beautiful

Are you serious? tell him the paint work is very dirty ATM and will take a few weeks to make it look all show room shine again but the car will still drive the same.....it's about the car and why/how it works that's important, not the aesthetics of short term traffic light pissing contests.

cheers fnq

[DR]

some of the rocks facing the north are green and the rest are yellow

i imagined they would be black..

[justjack]

the rocks are black yes the zones are yellow and green, so what your saying is even thought the water looks like crap theres dead stuff every where i should still catch snapper?

[Jeremy]

Don't worry everyone, remember the EPA has just PROTECTED 16% of Moreton Bay by establishing MPA green zones. That will make sure the bay is there for future generation to enjoy. Feel relieved now?

Jeremy

[justjack]

a friend just sent me a text, he's up at the cape helping some animals and he's taking photo's so far hes found 4 turtle a few shags alot of whitting and dart, about 15 squiry snapper, travally, bream and 2 jew anlong with a sh%t load of rock crabs and thats all hes been able to see at one part of the beach im heading over this sarv to hopefully get up the cape tonight, i dont wanna know what else will wash up...

[GBC]

Unless anything has changed in the last couple of years, your friendly Q dept of transport should be handling the oil spill.

In any other state this is handled by AMSA and has been for years, but good old QLD told the feds to p!ss off - we'll handle it.

Looks like we're doing a geat job so far???

At least get a couple of booms and some dispersant over there and buy Anna some votes boys!!!!