This thorough review is based on observational satellite, airborne and in-situ data, scientific literature and technical reports, as well as the substantial experience of the authors, who hail from several Baltic Sea countries. They pay special attention to national practices, HELCOM and EMSA CleanSeaNet activities in oil pollution monitoring, and show different applications of the Seatrack Web model for oil spill drift prediction and the identification of illegal polluters, as well as for environmental risk assessment. Furthermore, some of the results on satellite monitoring of the Nord Stream gas pipeline construction in the Gulf of Finland are presented. This volume addresses the needs of specialists working in different fields of marine, environmental, and remote sensing sciences. It is a useful handbook on oil pollution for international and governmental agencies, as well as for policy makers who plan and manage oil and gas projects, the construction of ports and terminals, shipping, fishery, recreation, and tourist activities in the Baltic Sea. It also offers graduate and undergraduate students in marine and environmental sciences a valuable resource and reference work on the subject.

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Introduction

Andrey Kostianoy, Olga Lavrova

HELCOM actions to eliminate illegal and accidental oil pollution from ships in the Baltic Sea

Anne Christine Brusendorff, Samuli Korpinen, Laura Meski, Monika Stankiewicz

European Maritime Safety Agency CleanSeaNet activities in the Baltic Sea

Samuel Djavidnia and Jorge Del Rio Vera

Oil pollution in waters of Finland

Heli Haapasaari and Kati Tahvonen

The German operational monitoring system in the Baltic Sea: Sensors, methods, and example data

Martin Gade, Bjorn Baschek

Oil pollution in waters of Latvia

Juris Aigars, Evija smite, Juris Skrube, Ojars Gerke

Oil pollution in waters of Lithuania

Algirdas Stankevicius, Galina Garnaga

Satellite monitoring of oil pollution in the Southeastern Baltic Sea

Andrey Kostianoy, Olga Lavrova, Marina Mityagina, Dmytro Solovyov, Sergey Lebedev

Seatrack Web: The HELCOM tool for oil spill prediction and identification of illegal polluters

Cecilia Ambjörn, Olof Liungman, Johan Mattsson, Bertil Håkansson

Seatrack Web - a numerical tool for Environmental Risk Assessment in the Baltic Sea

Andrey Kostianoy, Cecilia Ambjörn, Dmytro Solovyov

Satellite monitoring of the Nord Stream gas pipeline construction in the Gulf of Finland

Andrey Kostianoy, Olga Lavrova, Marina Mityagina, Dmytro Solovyov

Conclusions

Andrey Kostianoy, Olga Lavrova