This is part of a weekly column which provides the references and abstracts of new peer-reviewed scientific publications on oil spills. Contributed by Dr Merv Fingas, this weekly column will provide the references and abstracts of new peer-reviewed scientific publications on oil spills. These references are selected on the basis of those papers that provide new insights into the fate, effects and control of oil spills. Readers may choose to

This is the title of a news series being published in the ISCO Newsletter commencing in Issue 832 (4th April 2022) Contributed by Dr Merv Fingas, this weekly column will provide the references and abstracts of new peer-reviewed scientific publications on oil spills. These references are selected on the basis of those papers that provide new insights into the fate, effects and control of oil spills. Readers may choose to

In the Latin America Section of the ISCO website you are now able to read the Spanish translation of Ed Levine’s excellent article: “Communicating Internally and Externally during a Response: Life’s Lessons Over 32+ Years…. (link) “ The article, in its original version, was published in the ISCO Newsletters N ° 818 and 819 of December 2021 and January 2022 respectively, being previously presented at the 2021 International Oil Spill

These documents have now been published and can be viewed in the members’ area of the ISCO website www.spillcontrol.org  You will need to log in and look under ISCO.

The Agenda, Meeting Papers and Voting Form were sent out by email to all Members on 9th November. Any Member who has not received these should advise ISCO at info@spillcontrol.org as soon as possible. We do our best to keep our mailing list up-to-date but names and addresses can change – If you were missed out, we apologise.  On receipt of advice we will update our mailing list and re-send

John Wardrop, Member of ISCO Council for Australia, has been co-opted as an additional member of the ISCO Secretariat with immediate effect. The appointment is expected to be ratified at the 2021 ISCO AGM John Wardrop (Seer Associates) is specialised in oil spill response, training, impact assessment and rehabilitation. He has been a member of ISCO since 2008. Experience includes acting as consultant to government and industry for over 25