Marine Environmental Forum - Associated Links

Brian Rothschild, Ph.D., Dean of Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology

Clyde W. Barrow, Ph.D., Director of Marine Environmental Forum and Director of Center for Policy Analysis

Questions on oil spill links should be addressed to Shawna E. Sweeney at: ssweeney@umassd.edu.

Associated Links on Oil Spills:

Government and Intergovernmental Organizations:
	International Maritime Organization (IMO)
	U.S. Coast Guard
	- U.S.C.G. National Response Center
	- U.S.C.G. Marine Safety Laboratory
	- U.S.C.G. Office of Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	- Emergency Response Notification System (EPA)
	- U.S. Oil Planning and Response Section (EPA)
	- Regional Oil/Superfund Sites (EPA)
	- Hazardous Substance Alerts (EPA)
	- Oil Spill Program (EPA)
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
	- Hazardous Waste Site Assessment and Remediation (NOAA)
	Minerals Management Service (MMS)
	- Technology Assessment & Research Program (MMS)
	- Oil Spill Response Research Program (MMS)
	Washington Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response
	Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program (OSPRP)
	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)

International Industry Organizations:
	The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
	International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO)
	International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO)
	International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF)
	International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
	International Shipping Federation (ISF)
	International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations (IFSMA)
	The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)

Laws, Statutes and Conventions:
	Federal Environmental Law Statutes (U.S.)
	International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (1969 CLC)
	International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties
	The 1954 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL)
	The 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and its 1978 Protocol (MARPOL)
	The 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
	The 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Peparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC)
	The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 1990)

Statistical and Historical Data on Oil Spills:
	Technical Summary: MMS Publication 93-0045 Effects of Oil Spills on Coastal Wetlands and Their Recovery: Year 4 Final Report
	Ocean Pollution Research Center, University of Miami
	Oil Spill Intelligence Report (CUTTER)
	- OSIR Statistical Series (CUTTER)
	ITOPF Oil Spill Database

Other Useful Sites:
	Lloydslist.com
	Fairplay
	MARINELOG.COM
	2001 International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC)
	Marine Oil Spills (Academy of Natural Sciences)
	Navy Shipboard Environmental Information Clearinghouse (SEIC)
	The International Oil Spill Resource & Information Center
	Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP)
	The American Petroleum Institute (API)
	Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

Correspondence and Inquiries should be directed to:

SMAST: School for Marine Science and Technology
Brian Rothschild, Ph.D.
Dean of Intercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology

706 South Rodney French Boulevard
New Bedford, MA 02744-1221

Phone: 508-999-8193
Fax: 508-999-8197
brothschild@umassd.edu

CPA: The Center for Policy Analysis

Clyde W. Barrow, Ph.D.
Director of Marine Environmental Forum, & Director of Center for Policy Analysis

285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300

Phone: 508-999-8943
Fax: 508-999-8374
cbarrow@umassd.edu

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