Oil Spills The most common cause of oil spill is leakage during marine transport and leakage from underground storage tanks. An oil spill could occur during offshore oil production as well. Impact of oil spill on marine life Oil being lighter than water covers the water surface as a thin film cutting off oxygen to floating plants and other producers. Within hours of an oil spill, the fishes, shellfish, plankton die due to suffocation and metabolic disorders. Birds and sea mammals that consume dead fishes and plankton die due to poisoning 1.4K views07:57
