This publication is one of the deliveries of the project ‘EUROpean Oiled Wildlife Assistance-2‘ (EUROWA-2), that was co-financed by the European Commission under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and carried out from January 2021 to May 2023 by the partners Sea Alarm Foundation (Belgium, lead partner), WWF Finland, Submon (Spain), Royal NIOZ (The Netherlands) and multiple assisting EUROWA experts.

This publication aims to provide European coastal authorities with background insights, information on EUROWA and an internationally oriented action plan that enables them to prepare better for marine wildlife pollution emergencies.