Devastating oil spill: The Oil spill from the ship of the Sunshine Maritime Development Corporation (SMDC), which sank on 11 August, south of Guimaras, as it was transporting more than 2 mn litres of bunker oil for the Petron Corporation, is devastating the livelihood of thousands of fisherfolk

Mangingisda, Kilusang (2006) Devastating oil spill: The Oil spill from the ship of the Sunshine Maritime Development Corporation (SMDC), which sank on 11 August, south of Guimaras, as it was transporting more than 2 mn litres of bunker oil for the Petron Corporation, is devastating the livelihood of thousands of fisherfolk. Yemaya (22). pp. 9-11. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

The oil spill that recently occurred off the coast of Guimaras will destroy and affect the livelihoods of some 8,000 fisherfolk living in the coastal fishing communities of Nueva Valencia, Jordan and Buenavista and several islands off the coast of Guimaras Island, according to Kilusang Mangingisda chair, Ruperto Aleroza. “It is with sadness and rage that we heard the news that an oil spill occurred in the Visayan region last week.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM206
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Philippines, Oil Spills, Sunshine Maritime Development Corporation (SMDC), Livelihoods, Water Pollution, Fish Catch, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 17:12
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2022 07:25
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/362

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