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   Wild fisheries of the world

   Oil and ship pollution threatens the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea. ... Pollution and debris
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   Ocean fisheries

   Oil and ship pollution threatens the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
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   Royal Dutch Shell environmental issues

   On 5 August 2003, the United States Department of Justice announced that Shell Oil Company had agreed to pay $49 million USD “to settle claims under the False Claims Act and various administrative provisions relating to its unauthorized venting and flaring of gas...” at its Auger platform, located some 150 miles (240 km) off the coast of Louisiana and at other Shell facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. ... According to the report, while Shell accepted responsibility for the pollution, it claimed that it has not been established whether the pollution threatens the health of the local population.
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   Indian Ocean

   Oil and ship pollution threatens the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea,
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   Gulf of Aden

   The Gulf is known by the nickname "Pirate Alley" due to the large amount of piracy in the area. ... International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) (2003).
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   1998

   March 10 - United States troops stationed in the Persian Gulf begin to receive the first anthrax vaccine. ... The pollution threatens the sensitive ecosystem and endangered species of Doñana National Park, Spain's largest nature reserve, but is diverted into the Guadalquivir River.
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   Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

   Nutrient and other pollution loads are high due to agriculture, deforestation, industry, urbanization and septic pollution. ... GULF OF MANNAR BIOSPHERE TRUST
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   Environmental issues in Thailand

   In addition to the Gulf, high pollution levels were found at the mouths of the Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, Pak Panang, Pattani and Ranong rivers. ... The practice of keeping wild animals as pets threatens several species.
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   Geography of Finland

   Along the Gulf of Bothnia coast, the plains slope southwest from upland areas. ... Environment - current issues: air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations
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    Conflicts over the construction of artificial islands in the Persian Gulf

    The Regional Organization for Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) which is based in Kuwait has been established in 1979 to look after the pollution and other environmental problems of Persian Gulf.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Wild fisheries of the world,
• Ocean fisheries,
• Royal Dutch Shell environmental issues,
• Indian Ocean,
• Gulf of Aden,
• 1998,
• Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park,
• Environmental issues in Thailand,
• Geography of Finland,
• Conflicts over the construction of artificial islands in the Persian Gulf