Aerial surveillance reveals most of the diesel spilled last month near Zeballos, B.C., is gone. While a small amount of sheen remains, experts are awaiting low tide to collect samples for testing. The spill, blamed on human error at a fish farm, prompted the closure of clam harvesting in the area.
Aerial surveillance over an area where thousands of litres of diesel was spilled last month off Vancouver Island shows most of the fuel is no longer visible on the water.
It says observers spotted no sheen in proximity to shorelines and minute amount"of weathered sheen" along the tide line of Esperanza Inlet. Human error during a fuel transfer is blamed for the spill at the Grieg Seafood fish farm and the company says in a statement that it is reviewing its policies and procedures following the spill.
Environmental group Living Oceans Society said at the time of the spill that although diesel fuel evaporates fairly rapidly, it still leaves behind a residue of heavier substances that can contaminate shellfish.
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