It is widely documented that marine debris is detrimental to the marine ecological environment. While there are various sources of marine debris, that generated by ships constitutes a significant proportion. Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 is to regulate the discharge of garbage from ships; in particular, it prohibits all kinds of plastics from being discharged into ocean. However, most fishing vessels are virtually exempt from such regulations due to their low gross tonnage, below 400 t.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/fill-gap-developing-management-strategies-control-garbage-pollution-fishing-vessels
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chung-ling-chen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ta-kang-liu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/marine-policy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/taiwan
