Equipment and Prevention

For prevention and fight against with marine pollution, the State Society of Rescue and Maritime Security (SASEMAR) has 21 Coordination of Rescue Centers (CCS), 6 Strategic of Pollution Bases (BEC), 6 Sub-aquatic Action Bases and sea and air media distributed along the Spanish geography. Among the material means, in the Canary Island has one of the three rescue aircraft CN 235-300 that Spain has. This aircraft has specific pollution sensors.