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Bilge Dumping at Sea: What are SkyTruth and others doing about it?
With free public monitoring services and the help of watchdogs globally, bilge dumping can come to an end. SkyTruth’s new project Cerulean is one solution.
Throughout this multi-part series on global bilge dumping, we have revealed how SkyTruth has identified oily pollution from ocean-going vessels, the range of harmful effects to coastal communities and marine ecosystems, and the challenges in prosecuting ocean offenders. We now address the future. What’s next?
Bilge Dumping in Southeast Asia Continues in 2020
Southeast Asia appears to be a hotspot for bilge dumping.
SkyTruth continues to find frequent instances of apparent bilge dumping in the waters of Southeast Asia. On March 23, Sentinel-1 imagery captured three likely bilge slicks off the coast of Madura Island in Indonesia.
