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1. The environmental impacts of oil and gas mining
2. The current impacts on the Ningaloo Reef
3. The potential future impacts from oil and gas mining
4. The management for the Ningaloo Reef future
5. The action that needs to be taken to sustain the reef
6. My Reflection
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The Environmental Impacts of Oil
and Gas Mining
 The current environmental
impact to the reef is sound
pollution from seismic
testing and small amount
of chemical pollution.
 The potential future
environmental impacts are
a oil or ship spill caused by
oil and gas mining.
The photo “Ningaloo Reef”(Daniel Hutching Art, n.d.)
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The Current Impacts on the
Ningaloo Reef
 Seismic testing near the
reef has caused marine
life to leave the area.
 A chemical spill at
Muiron Island has left
little impact due to the
quick action of the
company involved.
The photo “_VSO_buoys_shot_bubble_illustration_255x147” (ION
Geophysical Corporation, 2013)
(International fund for Animal Welfare, 2013)
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The Potential Future Impacts from
Oil and Gas Mining
 The has been no large scale
oil spills to date in
Australian waters.
 The effects of a large scale
oil spill could destroy
ecosystems and marine life
for many years.
 The impact from a
shipping accident could
cause the whole Ningaloo
Reef to be wiped out.
The photo “Exxon-Valdez-oil-spill” (Raunek Kantharia, 2014)
(Jackson, Cubit, Keller, Batista, Burns, Caffey, Caldwell, Garrity, Getter, Gonzalez, Guzman, Kaufenn, Knap,
Levings, Marshall, Steger, Thompson & Well, 1989, p.37) , (Charles, Rice, Short, Esler, Bodkin Ballachey & Irons,
2003)
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The Management for the Ningaloo
Reef Future
 The government have put
policy and management
plans in place to sustain
and the reef such as the
commonwealth waters
management plan.
 The oil and gas companies
are required to complete
environmental survey and
risk assessment before
attempting mining. These
are subject to public
review.
The photo “Ningaloo-1”(I Dive Sharks, n.d.)
(Environment Australia, 2002), (Stejskal, 2000)
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The Action that Needs to be Taken
to Sustain the Reef
 Further action needs to
be taken to stop probing,
such as more policy and
restrictions being put in
place.
 The continual support of
government policy will
ensure the reef is
sustained for the future.
The photo “sp_whale_shark_ningaloo_900x600_7932” (WWF, n.d.)
(Offshore Energy Today, 2013), (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Pollution and Communities, 2013)
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My Reflection
 What knowledge have I gained?
 I have learnt the environmental impacts that oil and
mining have caused to the Ningaloo Reef.
 I have learnt to locate, define and question different
types of data.
 I have learnt to curate and synthesis information to
form my inquiry.
 I have learnt to evaluate different topics and relate
them to different parts of the curriculum.
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