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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

Curated by mokiethecat

July 27, 2016

On May 14, bad weather caused an underwater pipe from the National Oil Company (ENAP) to break, resulting in a slurry oil spill in Quintero Bay.

A month later, the [Oceana Chile](https://chile.oceana.org/) team observed a sticky mass of oil "pieces" on the seabed, trapping and dragging marine organisms like marmola crabs, bivalves, gastropods, and algae. Over 1,400 tons of material were removed, though the total spilled oil remains unknown.

This incident marked ENAP's third spill in under two years.


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