At the end of January 2014, the third workshop for the preparation of protocol for acting in case of accidental oil spills and oiled seabirds (expert’s guidelines) was held in the premises of Environmental Agency in Koper. The first and the second workshop were organized in July and in October 2013.
Members of the working group, which are Zorka Sotlar (Slovenia Environment Agency), Matjaž Žetko (Slovenia Environment Agency), Zvezdan Božič (Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief), Primož Bajec (Slovenian Maritime Administration), Peter Maričič (Veterinary Clinic d.o.o., Koper and Refuge for wild species Golob d.o.o., Muta), Aljosa Švab (Komunala Koper d.o.o.) and Bojana Lipej (DOPPS-BirdLife Slovenia) reviewed thoroughly the first working version of the protocol, made appropriate modifications and amendments and agreed on the method or process of integration of this Protocol to the National Emergency Response Plan in the Event of Accidents at Sea. For the preparation of the protocol have been very helpful experiences, gained from the training of volunteers, which was organized last November in Sežana and Koper.
Members of the working group agreed that the next workshop will be organized in early March.
Author: Bojana Lipej