The maritimes region oil spill alerting and response organisation

Through cooperation among the Canadian Coast Guard, the petroleum industry, and federal and provincial environment departments, a toll free oil spill reporting telephone number (ZE 49000) was established in 1974 utilizing the facilities of the Coast Guard Traffic Centre, Maritimes. This centre advises responsible government and industry officials in accordance with established alerting procedures and all such communication regarding spillages of oil or noxious materials is recorded and retained on tape for each incident.