The International Maritime Organization and Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea

2016 ◽  
pp. 105-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Hildebrand ◽  
Neil Bellefontaine ◽  
Tafsir Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
The Mediterranean

Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: An Overview

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
General Terms ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Many Sources

<p><span>Oil pollution can enter the marine environment from many sources including land, shipping, and oil installations. It can have significant impacts on the marine environment that, depending on the type of oil, can last for prolonged periods of time. Monitoring oil pollution in the Mediterranean Sea region has been conducted using both aerial and satellite surveillance. This presentation will provide an overview of the sources and volumes of oil entering the Mediterranean, identify impacts on the marine ecosystem in general terms, and will review surveillance activities in the region, including cooperative activities undertaken by regional and EU agencies, for example. </span></p> <p> </p>

MEDITERRANEAN OIL POLLUTION MONITORING AND CONTROL: TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES1

1979 ◽  
Vol 1979 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baruch Boxer
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
International Agency ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Barcelona Convention

ABSTRACT An ambitious intergovernmental program of oil spill contingency and response planning is underway in the Mediterranean Sea region under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). This paper assesses technical and institutional problems of bringing national needs and capabilities into line with international obligations of Mediterranean coastal states in keeping with the recently ratified 1976 Barcelona Convention. Problems include: definition of the coordinating role of the Malta-based UNEP-supported and IMCO-administered Regional Oil Combating Center for the Mediterranean Sea (ROCC); difficulties in applying the results of oil and petroleum hydrocarbon monitoring in regional spill prevention and contingency planning; jurisdictional questions relating to coastal state regulation and enforcement rights; and lack of consensus on technical aspects of planning and response due to diverse national standards and pollution control objectives. Through the establishment of the ROCC, UNEP and IMCO have introduced a new element in international attempts to plan for and respond to major spills. The extent to which the ROCC is able to achieve its treaty-defined goals in the Mediterranean is a measure of the potential for international agency contributions to contingency and response planning. This is important in light of UNEP attempts in other “regional seas” areas to establish similar institutional mechanisms for intergovernmental coordination.

Aeromonas dhakensis pneumonia and sepsis in a neonate Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus from the Mediterranean Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pérez ◽  
ML Abarca ◽  
F Latif-Eugenín ◽  
R Beaz-Hidalgo ◽  
MJ Figueras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Grampus Griseus ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Risso's Dolphin
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