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Services > Sea Alarm Conferences
Sea Alarm Conferences are organised if possible every two years in order to create a platform for discussions between marine wildlife rehabilitators, industry and governmental agencies in Europe. The Sea Alarm Conferences aim to produce a set of recommendations which are adopted as priorities in Sea Alarm's programme of activities. So far, three Conferences have been held. The Fourth Conference is scheduled to be held in Ostend (Belgium) in October of 2007.
2000 Sea Alarm Conference (1st)
The first Conference (sponsored by the Sea Alarm
Foundation and the Seal Research and Rehabilitation Centre) was
held in November in Pieterburen (NL). The objective was to bring
together a representative group of European marine wildlife rehabilitators
and discuss cooperation at a European level. It was adopted that
Sea Alarm Foundation would be the executive on behalf of the group
and further coordinate the development of a programme of action
based on the ideas expressed at the meeting. The meeting formed
a Task Force of 11 representatives which was charged with the development
of a Programme of Action. See Publications
for the report.
2001 Sea Alarm Conference (2nd)
This second Conference (sponsored by Shell-NL,
the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works,
the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries,
and the Seal Research and Rehabilitation Centre) was held in November
in The Hague (NL). The objective was to agree upon a common programme
of action for the next few years. The Conference adopted the proposed
Programme of Action (produced by the Task Force) and selected a
number of priority actions and activities to be carried out by the
Sea Alarm Board and the associated organisations in the network.
See Publications for the report.
Third Sea Alarm Conference
The third Sea Alarm Conference (sponsored by Fairy, ITOPF, WWF, Fingal County Council, the Heritage Council, National Car Hire and Dublin Port) was held in Balbriggan, Ireland,November 1-3, 2004. Participants from wildlife response organisations, industry and governmental organisations discussed how greater preparedness for oiled wildlife responses could be achieved in Europe. The Conference resulted in a list of recommendations, the Balbriggan Declaration. (see NEWS)
Fourth Sea Alarm Conference
The fourth Sea Alarm Conference (Sponsored by Fairy, FOST, IFAW, RSPCA International, Bird Protection Flanders, Ostend Harbour), was held in Ostend, Belgium, October 1-3, 2007. Over 90 participants from 17 countries discussed the conference theme, Oiled Wildlife Response, Planning and Cooperation, which was addressed by 26 speakers. As part of the Conference, an exhibition of oiled wildlife response equipment was displayed at a warehouse in Ostend Harbour. (see the Issue 3/2007 Newsletter for a report).
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