Tagged Oil Spill

Aquarium Scientists Conduct Fingerprint Analysis on MV Marathassa Fuel Spill

July 17, 2015

Just like our own fingerprints are unique and used for identification purposes, scientists at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre have used high-resolution “fingerprinting” analysis to confirm that oil...

Coastal Ocean Research Institute: Oil Spill Followup

April 16, 2015

Vancouver Aquarium

The leak of bunker C fuel oil into English Bay from the grain carrier MV Marathassa on April 8 highlighted the need for baseline information for those seeking to assess the impact of the spill. “There’s a ma...