Sea Alarm plays a unique role amidst responders, governments and industry, serving as coordinator for many aspects of oiled wildlife preparedness and response. In every aspect of Sea Alarm’s work, our focus is on ensuring that all stakeholders’ interests and concerns are taken into account in any decision-making process, to develop the cohesion and cooperation needed for an effective response. Experience has shown that wildlife response, whatever the emergency, is contingent on awareness and preparedness at every level.
Learn more about the scope of our work below, and read the case studies to the right to see examples of our projects.
Wildlife response
When a spill involving wildlife occurs, Sea Alarm is prepared to assist, from providing advice and support remotely to aiding with on the ground assessment, mobilisation of specialist equipment and personnel.
Preparedness services for oil industry (OSRL)
Wildlife response planning
By assisting in the development of response plans, Sea Alarm helps governments, industry and NGOs to be better prepared to respond to oiled wildlife incidents.
Training and exercises
Sea Alarm invests into creating training opportunities for different target groups within the community of wildlife responders. We deliver training and exercises for wildlife responders, governmental and industry audiences.
Capacity building
Capacity building ensures a pool of knowledgeable, experienced and aligned responders will be available during an incident, and that regional and national preparedness frameworks are in place to support their response.
Advocacy
Our advocacy to increase awareness of the complexity of wildlife emergency response and the need to develop appropriate preparedness has led to many positive changes at national and international level.
Geographic scope
Since 1999, Sea Alarm has worked with a range of different governmental, industry, NGO and scientific stakeholders in many countries around the world.