This research presents the ecological impact on the growth and development of the red mangrove after the oil spill on the Caribbean coasts of Panama. On our shores, there are 14 of the 17 species of mangroves present in Latin America. 7 are in the Caribbean, and seven are in the Pacific, represented mainly by the red mangrove. In addition, the country has 1600 islands and islets containing various marine ecosystems, including mangroves, estuaries and sandy, muddy, swampy, or rocky coastline, and seagrass and coral reefs. On April 27, 1986, the oil spill occurred at a refinery in Bahía Las Minas, Panama. Following a rupture of a storage tank where approximately 38.3 million liters (240,000 barrels) of raw medium-weight oil were spilled. The development of the study was fundamentally based on the measurement of diameter and height of adult plants and red mangrove seedlings in 2 plots in each study site (Bahía Las Minas, Isla Largo Remo, Galeta) a control plot on the Costa Nera Trail. It is hoped to know the ecological impact suffered by the red mangrove on its growth and development after the oil spill on the Caribbean coasts in the Republic of Panama. A National Contingency Plan for hydrocarbon spills is recommended as a notorious urgency due to the evidence in our geography, as nearly 70 million tons of oil and its derivatives are transported through the Panama Canal.
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