CHAPTER TWO: OUR OCEAN UNDER PRESSURE
On Robben Island in South Africa’s Western Cape, a jackass
penguin covered with oil from a tanker spill cuts a lonely
figure. Oil spills can be devastating to seabirds and other
marine life – and as offshore oil extraction and shipping
expand, the risk is likely to increase.
From oil and industrial shipping to fishing and pollution,
coastal development to climate change, human activities
are having a huge impact on the marine environment.