The impacts of oil in nearshore waters are most often caused by the exposure of marine organisms to high concentrations of naturally or chemically dispersed oil. In many areas, the natural dilution…
During the initial phase of a response, aerial reconnaissance can help response personnel assess the location and extent of oil contamination and verify predictions of movement and fate of oil at…
Oil spilled at sea will often reach the land and threaten coastal resources. It may be possible to protect some of these resources by the strategic deployment of booms. Other measures may also be…
We are pleased to announce that the beneficiary of the 10th ITOPF R&D Award is the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) in Portugal.
Vanessa Holliday joined ITOPF in September 2017. She has a business studies degree, a post graduate diploma in people management and is a Chartered Member of the CIPD, the professional body for HR…
Jo Woodward is the Executive Assistant at ITOPF and combines support to the Executive Office with company secretarial responsibilities. Jo joined ITOPF in 2016 and had previously spent a large…
Jenny Maher has 25 years' experience in preparing, managing and reporting financial information as well as implementing new accounting procedures, job costing systems and customised reports. She is…
Jayne Foster has a BA Honours in design and has had experience in running a family business. She is a previous employee of ITOPF starting in 1998 and re-joined the team in 2012 following a six year…
Karen Young joined ITOPF in 2008, having previously worked at the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). She is responsible for maintaining and developing the…
Alan Smith has worked in IT for over 20 years in a variety of companies from SME to enterprise. He joined ITOPF in 2019 and is responsible for developing and supporting its information…
