Third marine wildlife emergency workshop held in Brest
In October 2018, Sea Alarm led the final workshop in a series exploring issues needing to be addressed to improve response to a variety of emergencies involving marine mammals.
New European oiled wildlife preparedness project begins with Bow Jubail debrief
A new oiled wildlife preparedness project, which builds on the previously EU-funded European Oiled Wildlife Response Assistance (EUROWA) training and preparedness programme, is underway.
Seabird populations under threat: an emergency in slow motion?
In March, Sea Alarm brought fifteen leading seabird experts from eight countries together in Hamburg to discuss marine emergencies involving seabirds.
Expanding our horizons to marine wildlife emergencies
In November, Sea Alarm ran a successful workshop in Barcelona on marine emergencies involving sea turtles.
Exercising oiled wildlife response in Egypt
Sea Alarm was invited by Aramco Overseas to attend the RA ATUM 7 oil spill exercise in Alexandria, Egypt on 1-3 November. The large scale event was a combination of a table top and a field exercise, to practise a tier-3 oil spill response on the basis of the Egyptian national oil spill plan. Sea Alarm participated in the two day table top exercise and was positioned in the national environmental group of the Planning Section.