Journal of Natural Environment

Estimating economic losses caused by oil spill in 2010 in Nayband bay National Marine Park (Boushehr, Iran)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Associate Professor, Marine Policy Department, Iranian National Institute for Oceanographic and Atmospheric Science

Abstract

The sinking of several floating oil near Nayband bay National Marine Park in Boushehr (south of Iran) which caused oil spills to the sea during 2009-2010, was one of the important events in the Persian Gulf. This oil pollution happened near one of the most valuable marine protected areas that is crucial for the fishing industry in the region. So in this paper, the aim is to estimate the economic losses that all productive sectors suffered through oil pollution with Input-Output model. In this regard decreasing in catch fish after oil pollution neat, the polluted area has been used as an external shock in the Input-Output table. The results indicate that oil spill had more effect on the wholesale and retail sector, construction and transportation respectively. As a whole total economic loss to the regional economy was at least $1,022,000 for 2011.

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Journal of Natural Environment
Volume 70, Issue 2
June 2017
Pages 427-238