AUTHOR=Kleinhaus Karine , Voolstra Christian R. , Meibom Anders , Amitai Yael , Gildor Hezi , Fine Maoz 

TITLE=A Closing Window of Opportunity to Save a Unique Marine Ecosystem

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.615733

DOI=10.3389/fmars.2020.615733

ISSN=2296-7745

ABSTRACT=Abstract
•	Five years in the making, a massive oil spill of 1 million barrels is anticipated to occur shortly in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen 
•	Emergent action must be taken by the UN and its International Maritime Organization to remove the oil, despite regional political tensions, as a spill during winter will exacerbate the destruction.
•	With millions of barrels of oil a day passing through the Red Sea, a regional strategy must be drafted for leak prevention and containment that is specific to the Red Sea’s unique ecosystems, unusual water currents, and political landscape.