Sea Alarm at the 2024 IOSC
The ladies of the Sea Alarm team had a successful week at the 2024 International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) in May in New Orleans. We had the opportunity to present a range of topics, including the use of serious games…
Sea Alarm presents at the first Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference in four years
The Effects of Oil on Wildlife (EOW) conference is the biggest event of the international oiled wildlife response community and is the only global meeting focusing on the planning, response, rehabilitation and research aspects of oil spills and their impacts…
EUROWA-2 project news
The EUROWA-2 project is in full swing, with a number of important technical developments and activities taking place, or progressing in the last few months. Sea Alarm has been coordinator and secretariat of the EUROWA network since its creation in…
Self-Assessment Tool goes online + Updates on Baltic oiled wildlife preparedness
Sea Alarm chaired, and participated in, the HELCOM Expert Group on Wildlife Response (EG Wildlife) on 7 February 2022.The group had recently renewed its Terms of Reference and mandate until the end of 2023, and also updated the recommendation on…
Oiled wildlife response remains on the agenda at HELCOM Response
Baltic countries are continuing their efforts to look at oiled wildlife issues in the framework of regional cooperation and capacity building. Sea Alarm, who hold observer status at HELCOM, took part in the online HELCOM Response meeting on 29 September…
HELCOM members take further steps to enhance oiled wildlife response
Baltic countries are continuing their commitment to improving oiled wildlife response through the HELCOM Expert Working Group on Oiled Wildlife Response (EWG-OWR),and most, recently via an online seminar on the role of euthanasia within oiled wildlife response.
Sea Alarm promotes EUROWA-2 project to European Regional Agreements
The first half of the year has been promising for the recognition of oiled wildlife preparedness and response as a priority in Europe. In May, Sea Alarm participated in important meetings organised by the Bonn Agreement and REMPEC where this topic was raised.
A brand-new phase of cooperation with Oil Spill Response Limited
We are very pleased to announce that Sea Alarm has signed a new multi-year agreement with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), ensuring our continuing cooperation for the coming years.
GOWRS holds first in-person meeting of 2020 in the UK
February saw the first in-person meeting of the Global Oiled Wildlife Response System (GOWRS) for 2020, which was held in the UK.
HELCOM Response makes progress on oiled wildlife response
In February 2020, Sea Alarm’s Hugo Nijkamp attended the 27th HELCOM Response meeting in Vejle, Denmark where the integration of all aspects of at sea response, shoreline response and wildlife response was a key topic.
EUROWA Summit and equipment inspection in Belgium
In June 2019, EURopean Oiled Wildlife Assistance (EUROWA) Network members, and interested potential members, met in Ostende to strengthen their cooperation and define the decision-making structure which will support EUROWA’s function in European oil spill response and preparedness.
GOWRS Project partners meet in California
Partners in the Global Oiled Wildlife Response System (GOWRS) Project met in March to discuss and develop their international cooperation in relation to the oil industry.