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@CelloMomOnCars sadly, I could see the #TheGreatBarrierReef had little future for sustaining coral ecosystems a decade ago. It has been in palliative care for some time and the prognosis is all down hill. Australia Expanding coal and gas hasn’t helped.

@CelloMomOnCars sadly, I could see the #TheGreatBarrierReef had little future for sustaining coral ecosystems a decade ago. It has been in palliative care for some time and the prognosis is all down hill. Australia Expanding coal and gas hasn’t helped.

How do pesticides get into oysters?
Walking along estuaries in NSW, one finds that most oysters have been 'harvested' by very hungry people. And no, not by oystercatchers.

"Pesticide residue from farms and towns is ending up in fresh oysters. Most of the herbicides, insecticides and fungicides we found are used routinely by farmers, land managers and council workers."

"Four pesticides – atrazine, diuron, hexazinone and metolachlor – were found in concentrations above safe environmental limits for fresh and marine water.
The sheer number of different pesticides we found in oysters was perhaps the biggest concern for lovers of oysters. Five of these – pebulate, vernolate, fosetyl Al, benomyl and prothiofos – have residue limits set at zero for meat."
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https://theconversation.com/pesticide-residue-from-farms-and-towns-is-ending-up-in-fresh-oysters-219395
#oysters #seafood #food #rivers #RichmondRiver #PesticideHub #NSW #pesticides #mangroves #sugarcane #runoff #TheGreatBarrierReef #water #ocean #coast #wildlife #oystercatcher #toxins #OneHealth

How do pesticides get into oysters?
Walking along estuaries in NSW, one finds that most oysters have been 'harvested' by very hungry people. And no, not by oystercatchers.

"Pesticide residue from farms and towns is ending up in fresh oysters. Most of the herbicides, insecticides and fungicides we found are used routinely by farmers, land managers and council workers."

"Four pesticides – atrazine, diuron, hexazinone and metolachlor – were found in concentrations above safe environmental limits for fresh and marine water.
The sheer number of different pesticides we found in oysters was perhaps the biggest concern for lovers of oysters. Five of these – pebulate, vernolate, fosetyl Al, benomyl and prothiofos – have residue limits set at zero for meat."
>>
https://theconversation.com/pesticide-residue-from-farms-and-towns-is-ending-up-in-fresh-oysters-219395
#oysters #seafood #food #rivers #RichmondRiver #PesticideHub #NSW #pesticides #mangroves #sugarcane #runoff #TheGreatBarrierReef #water #ocean #coast #wildlife #oystercatcher #toxins #OneHealth

Climate Council oceans report says seas are warming faster, calls for end to fossil fuel projects

"Scientists say new fossil fuel projects need to stop and environmental laws need updating. Right now, our national environmental law, which is meant to protect the Great Barrier Reef and all these other incredible wonders that we rely on, it doesn't even consider climate change and the impact of new coal and gas developments on our climate and the damage that causes."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-08/climate-council-releases-code-blue-oceans-in-crisis-report/103075272
#Australia #FossilFules #reef #ocean #laws #TheGreatBarrierReef #NativeForests #biodiversity

Climate Council oceans report says seas are warming faster, calls for end to fossil fuel projects

"Scientists say new fossil fuel projects need to stop and environmental laws need updating. Right now, our national environmental law, which is meant to protect the Great Barrier Reef and all these other incredible wonders that we rely on, it doesn't even consider climate change and the impact of new coal and gas developments on our climate and the damage that causes."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-08/climate-council-releases-code-blue-oceans-in-crisis-report/103075272
#Australia #FossilFules #reef #ocean #laws #TheGreatBarrierReef #NativeForests #biodiversity