Oil Pollution in the North Sea

Thisvolume offers a review of measures taken at different levels to prevent oilinputs to the North Sea from sources such as shipping and oil installations. Arange of data from satellites, remote sensing, aerial surveillance, in-situmonitoring, oil spill sampling and beached bird surveys presents a comprehensiveportrait of trends in oil pollution over many years. Topics include BonnAgreement-based actions to eliminate illegal and accidental pollution fromships, OSPAR monitoring of oil installations, EMSA CleanSeaNet activities,andan internationally approved common standard for oil spills presented bythe Bonn-OSINet.Achapter on the role of the IMO in preventing oil pollution from ships providesan international context, whileothersdiscussefforts being made at the nationallevel. A decadal review of the state of the North Sea prepared by OSPAR supportsthe view that there has been a significant reduction of oil inputs to the sea.This thorough review addresses national and international agencies and governmentbodies, as well as policymakers and practitioners in the fields of shipping,ports and terminals, oil extraction and marine management. Further, it providesresearchers with essential reference material on tools and techniques for monitoringoil pollution and offers a valuable resource for undergraduate andpost-graduate students in the field of marine oil pollution.