If approved, this will be the largest seismic exploration project ever undertaken, with blasts louder than the Hiroshima bomb across an area larger than Tasmania.
Warrnambool's stunning coastline is a critical habitat for eastern southern right whales.abc.net.au/news/bass-strait-seismic-testing-plan-gas-exploration-fears/101367052International oilfield services company Schlumberger and energy data provider TGS have proposed conducting seismic blasting with high-powered airguns over a 7.7-million-hectare area in Bass Strait.
As part of the testing, seismic blasts of up to 250 decibels, louder than the Hiroshima bomb, will go off every 10 seconds for months at a time. There are believed to be fewer than 300 southern right whales in south-east Australian waters after decades of hunting. "We feel like it's important for people to understand the incredibly damaging consequences of gas, right from the point of exploration.""One of the other concerns is, by the time that gas is produced and ready for market, there's every chance that it's an entirely uneconomic prospect," Ms Leonard said.
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