Harmonised monitoring, reporting and assessment of illegal marine oil discharges.

Objective

The overall objective is to assemble knowledge required to establish a more harmonised & effective monitoring of European waters of illicit oil discharges.
Specific objectives include:
1) comparing accuracy/efficiency of automatic & manual methods for oil-spill recognition in SAR images of satellite/aircraft sensor systems
2) analysing historic image archives to determine severity of the problem & understanding how many images/aircraft flights are needed to establish statistically robust oil pollution information
3) developing & applying a methodology for assessing the environmental effects illegal marine oil-spills at sea basin scale
4) evaluating potential support of satellite oil spill recognition to optimise airborne surveillance & combating activities

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

N/A

Participants (9)

BALTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMISSION - HELSINKI COMMISSION

Finland

Address

6 B,katajanokanlaituri 6 B
00160 Helsinki

BOLDING AND BURCHARD HYDRODYNAMICS GBR

Germany

Address

Uhlenhorst 17
21493 Schwarzenbek

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Italy

Address

Via Enrico Fermi 1
21020 Ispra

FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY

Germany

Address

15-17,Kaiserin-augusta-anlagen 15-17
56002 Koblenz

FINNISH ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

6,Kesäkatu 6
00251 Helsinki

GAUSS INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SAFETY IN SHIPPING

Germany

Address

Werderstrasse 73
28199 Bremen

NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER

Norway

Address

23,Gaustadalleen 23,
0134 Oslo

QINETIQ LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Cody Technology Park
GU14 9LX Farnborough

SONDERSTELLE ZUR BEKAEMPFUNG DER MEERESVERSCHUMUTZUNG

Germany

Address

Am Alten Hafen, 2
27457 Cuxhaven