Training course in Split
On January 26, 2021, ATRAC held a one-day training course “Basics of accidental oil pollution on the sea” for twelve employees of the company “Cian d.o.o.”, a leading response contactor in the central and southern Adriatic. The aim of the training was to provide operational staff responsible for field cleaning operations with a complete overview […]
Training course “Basics of accidental marine pollution”
On January 21-22.2021, ATRAC held a two-day training course “Accidental Marine Pollution”, which is in line with the 1st level of the IMO OPRC course model. The course was attended by twelve employees responsible for field cleaning operations from the companies “Dezinsekcija d.o.o.” from Rijeka and “Ciklon d.o.o.” from Zadar, two of the leading companies […]
“Sea 2020” – Exercise held in Zadar County
On September 23rd and 24th 2020, ATRAC organized a two-day workshop in cooperation with the Zadar County Operational Centre, which included an exercise at sea. On the first day, we had a preparatory meeting for the exercise that was held on the next day, ATRAC presented the most important cases of pollution this year, and […]
The central role of the ocean for Earth’s climate, society and sustainable development
CMCC WebinarDecember 18, 2020 – h. 03:00 pm CET Speaker:Karina von Schuckmann, Mercator Ocean international Moderator:Nadia Pinardi, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation Abstract: The ocean is a critical element of the Earth’s system. Particularly, the ocean covers 71% of Earth surface, has a huge capacity to store and release large amounts of heat, carbon […]
GUTTA – savinG fUel and emissions from mariTime Transport in the Adriatic region
General aims The GUTTA project aims to contribute to greener ferry routes between Italy and Croatia. This overarching objective is going to be achieved through three specific objectives. The first one will lead to the realization of a web tool for providing CO2-optimal ferry routes, based on operational meteo-marine forecast products.The second specific objective consists in an assessment […]
Evaluating Ocean Literacy of Elementary School Students: Preliminary Results of a Cross-Cultural Study in the Mediterranean Region
A good understanding of the role and function of the ocean seems to be of paramount importance in recent years, constituting the basic tool for the promotion of healthy and sustainable marine environment, and a target area of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this study, the content knowledge of elementary school students (grades […]
