Oil surveys damage sea creatures organs - ECO
An environmental group has called on the Government to stop deep-sea oil exploration in light of research that finds seismic testing can kill sea creatures.Environment and Conservation Organisations (ECO) of New Zealand said Spanish research into mass deaths of squid, cuttlefish and octopus showed organ damage in these creatures after just two hours exposure to low frequency noise from 50-400 hertz, or "acoustic smog", due to oil and gas exploration and shipping.
"The scientists found that the organ that allows squid, octopus and cuttlefish to regulate their positions to balance and direct how and where they swim was damaged leaving the animals unable to move or to feed and vulnerable to predators," ECO co-chair Barry Weeber said.
Researchers at the Technical University of Catalonia in Barcelona found the deaths of giant squid, washed up on Spanish beaches in 2001 and 2003, were caused by nearby oil and gas seismic surveys.
Mr Weeber said the research was further evidence that the Government needed to rethink its approach to deep-sea oil exploration and development as it had failed to consider the risk to the marine environment.
The organisation called for acting Energy and Resources Minister Hekia Parata to suspend Brazilian company Petrobras' permit to search for oil off the East Cape.
"This research is further reason to be very concerned about seismic surveys in the sea, including those of Petrobras off East Cape and the subject of seaborne protests," Mr Weeber said.
Squid, octopus and cuttlefish were keystone species in the marine ecosystem, with lots of other species feeding on them, he said.
Ms Parata could not be reached for comment but a spokeswoman said Petrobras did have a marine mammal officer onboard its ship.
Meanwhile, Independent MP Hone Harawira said it was a disgrace that police used a naval vessel to arrest the skipper of a protest ship, Elvis Teddy, who was opposing Petrobras' search for oil.
"With Anzac Day on Monday, the police's use of a naval vessel to detain Mr Teddy was an insult to soldiers from East Coast iwi Te Whanau a Apanui who died fighting for the country," he told Radio New Zealand.
Mr Teddy, the captain of San Pietro, was arrested for breaching the Maritime Transport Act after police boarded his boat yesterday morning amid protests against Petrobras.
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