Chris Morris in Memoriam
The Sea Alarm team was saddened to hear that Chris Morris recently passed away. Chris was an important ally for Sea Alarm for many years. He joined the Sea Alarm board in July 2008, being elected as Vice-chair in 2010…
One Incident One Response approach gets spotlight at EU Civil Protection Forum
Last week, the Sea Alarm team was invited by the European Commission to present the One Incident One Response approach at the EU’s Civil Protection Forum and to give a demo of the OneX serious games package. The sessions were…
WildX tabletop package gets first run with industry
Last week, the Sea Alarm team ran its first WildX tabletop and serious game training session with members of an oil company emergency response team. The WildX package allowed the participants to explore various realistic response challenges and discuss operational…
One Incident, One Response framework proposed at workshop in Brussels
Last week, Sea Alarm organised the ‘One Incident, One Response’ workshop in Brussels to explore the future needs of maritime incident response in a changing world. At the workshop, Sea Alarm revealed a draft proposal for a framework for holistic…
EUROWA-2 project comes to a close, with great success
After 2 years and a 5 month extension, the EUROWA-2 project has drawn to a close. The project was coordinated by Sea Alarm and its aim was to improve Europe’s overall preparedness for oiled wildlife emergencies, which has been achieved.…
Sea Alarm starts the new year with visits to key stakeholders
In the beginning of February, the Sea Alarm team went to the UK to visit key stakeholders in the oiled wildlife response community. Sea Alarm aims to create a more professional and coordinated response to an oiled wildlife incident. An…
Experts who stop learning, stop being experts
It is 20 years ago today that the Prestige incident (Galicia, Spain) took over the headlines in Europe and the rest of the world. Articles like this one will be published in the days and weeks to come. Incredible advances…
A new Integrated Wildlife Response Plan for Montenegro
Sea Alarm successfully completed its project with the Montenegrin authorities to develop a national oiled wildlife response plan. Over the last year and a half, Sea Alarm has been working hard alongside the Montenegrin authorities to prepare a new Integrated…
Welcome Edel to the Sea Alarm Team!
We are very happy to announce a new arrival to the Sea Alarm Team, Edel Shanahan has joined us in Brussels as of September. Edel is originally from Ireland and holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Trinity College…
Sea Alarm’s first 20 years: It’s good practice to prepare for oiled wildlife response
Season’s Greetings from Sea Alarm
Sea Alarm would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and the all best in the New Year!
A heartfelt thank-you from Brussels
The Sea Alarm team were shocked and saddened by recent events in Brussels. Our thoughts are very much with the victims, their families and friends. We and our families were lucky – we are all safe, but we have been…