Oil pollution affects 1.58M sq km of seas yearly
A recent study using satellite data reveals that approximately 1.58 million square kilometers of the world's oceans are annually exposed to oil pollution, with over 90% of this pollution concentrated in waters under national sovereignty near coastlines. The results showed that about 81% of the pollution sources originate from commercial ships and oil tankers, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, as well as the waters of West Africa and Indonesia. The study also detected pollution patches resulting from repeated accidents and ongoing leaks from oil facilities, including oil residues in marine protected areas that are home to whales and dolphins. This highlights the severity of the pollution and its detrimental impact on the marine environment.
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