Useful links
Links to websites containing information on marine spills and related issues and to other relevant or related organisations.
(Inclusion in this list does not mean that ITOPF endorses the information on the websites listed)
About Marine Spills
ASMA kids
Learn all bout the marine environment with fun games and interesting facts.
Black Tides
Text, animation, diagrams, video clips and quizzes on oil spills, designed for secondary school pupils and their teachers.
NEMEPA Junior
Working with students in K-12 in addition to colleges, universities and academies, as well as mentor and support students who wish to learn more about, or pursue careers in, marine environment protection and the marine industry.
NOAA Office of Response & Restoration - Especially for Kids
Information on oil spills and hazardous chemical accidents from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including a number of experiments and downloadable photographs.
Vegetable Oil Spills
Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations Ltd (FOSFA)
CEDRE - Vegetable Oil Spills at Sea
Case Histories
Spill Case Histories from CEDRE (in French and English)
Major Oil Spills in Australia
Information provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
The Environmental Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill
Text of Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation Committee (SEEEC) summary report
The Sea Empress Oil Spill
University of Wales, School of Biological Sciences overview of environmental effects
Spill Response
ARCOPOL Platform
Short training films from ARCOPOL, a platform for projects which aim at improving the preparedness, response and mitigation capabilities of local and regional authorities in the Atlantic regions to accidental coastal pollution; funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Atlantic Area Transnational Programme.
NOAA Aids for Oil Spill Responders
Job aids, software, spill tools (mechanical equipment and in-situ burning calculator, dispersant mission planner)