Wednesday 9 April 2025
In partnership with Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science)
We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Cefas, the 6th Premiam Conference (Pollution Response in Emergencies: Monitoring and Impact Assessment) will take place on Wednesday 9 April at ExCeL London, as part of Interspill 2025.
This full-day conference will be delivered by Cefas and provide a forum for scientists, regulators, environmental advisors and other professionals working in the field of marine oil/chemical spill monitoring and impact assessment to share experience, best practice and knowledge with the wider marine emergency response community.
This event will have a range of expert speakers from government, industry and academia with a focus on innovative technologies and the application of best practice science to understanding spill impacts in the marine environment. In line with the scheduled publication of the new Premiam post-spill monitoring guidelines the event will also have an increasingly global focus.
This is an event (Premiam Conference), within the event (Interspill) so to speak... on Wednesday 9 April, specifically!
Attendance will be administered by Cefas in the following way. Please see a working programme, below. If you would like to attend the 6th Premiam Conference @ Interspill 2025, please register your interest by completing the enquiry form at the foot of this page. Form responses will be collated and shared with the Cefas team. Successful applicants will then be invited by Cefas to register via a bespoke platform.
We look forward to hearing from you and to a great event!
SESSION CHAIR: Mark Kirby, Cefas
This session addresses the significance and relevance of emerging issues and how it relates to environmental impact assessment practices.
Keynote: Post-spill Monitoring in the Wider Scientific Landscape
Prof. Grant Stentiford, Chief Scientific Officer, Cefas
Monitoring in Multi-stressor environments
Dr Sue Ware, ITOPF
Plastics – Approaches to monitoring and Impact Assessment
Dr Adil Bakir, Principal Microplastics Scientist, Cefas
Monitoring & communicating impacts in complex social & environmental settings
Rosie Foster, Environment Agency
The criteria applied for environmental monitoring and the difficulties faced in challenging compensation scenarios
Mark Homan, IOPC Funds
Panel Q&A
SESSION CHAIR: Dr Rob Holland, OSRL
This session considers the place for new technologies in the toolbox for assessment of spill impacts as part of a monitoring programme.
Keynote: Embracing & Adopting Technology
Liam Harrington-Missin, OSRL
New Tools for New Fuels (LSFOs & Biofuels)
Clare Hynes, Principal Chemist, Cefas
Spill Response Tools: Strengths and Limitations of Satellite Remote Sensing
Dr Lauren Biermann, University of Plymouth
The potential use of eDNA and Genomic technologies in post-spill monitoring
Prof. David Bass, Cefas
Emerging Capabilities of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in post-spill monitoring
Ben Allsup, National Oceanography Centre
Panel Q&A
SESSION CHAIR: Richard Johnson, ITOPF
This session considers the broader, global environment and the importance of developing sound scientific monitoring approaches to all vulnerable marine environments. The next edition of the Premiam Post Spill Monitoring Guidelines (due in 2025) will include principles for monitoring in a wider set of global environments.
Keynote: The Global Ecosystem and environmental Challenges – further threatened by spills
Prof. Michelle Devlin, Principal Marine Scientist, Cefas
Marine Protected Areas at home and abroad – post-spill monitoring
Paula Daglish – Senior Marine Advisor, JNCC
Post-spill monitoring and impact assessment in mangrove and coral reef environments
Dr Abigail Renegar, NOVA Southeastern University
Post-spill monitoring in Polar Environments
Dr Kevin Hughes, Environmental Research & Monitoring Manager, British Antarctic Survey
The Premiam Guidelines – New edition 2025
Mark Kirby, Director of Science Infrastructure, Cefas
Panel Q&A
