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Projects on Oil Spill Response in the Mediterranean Sea

Authors : George Zodiatis, George Kirkos

Published in: Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part I

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The Mediterranean Sea is an almost landlocked sea which constitutes just 0.7% of the global water surface. The intense shipping traffic and the recent boom of Oil and Gas exploration activities constitutes the Mediterranean amongst the seas facing the highest risk from oil spills in the world. The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) and the oil spill response activities of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) spearhead a variety of initiatives to protect the Mediterranean against oil related pollution. The European Union has also funded a significant number of projects to support the oil spill response capacity and capabilities in the Mediterranean region focusing mainly on three pillars: monitoring of marine operations and detecting oil spills, developing oil spill dispersion models, strengthening the capacity of oil spill response authorities and developing innovative oil spill combating technologies. The successful implementation of such projects has significantly contributed to the protection of a valuable and sensitive ecosystem such as the Mediterranean Sea.

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Footnotes
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EMSA website [12].
 
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KILLSPILL project website [13].
 
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HOVERSPILL: CEDRE website [15].
 
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CEDRE 2016 [16].
 
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Medess-4MS project website [17].
 
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TOSCA project website [18].
 
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NEREIDs project website [19].
 
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PREMARPOL project website [20].
 
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ARGOMARINE project website [21].
 
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HAZARD project website [22].
 
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RAOP-MED project website [23].
 
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MEDSLIK-II model [24].
 
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Metadata
Title
Projects on Oil Spill Response in the Mediterranean Sea
Authors
George Zodiatis
George Kirkos
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part I

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-12235-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-12236-2

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2017_50