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Suggested Citation:"Intelligence." National Research Council. 1995. Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4769.
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ELEMENTS OF AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 125 Hazard Breakdown in Discharge of Exposure to Evolution Model Compliance Garbage into Sea Discharged Garbage Intervention Prevent Block Discharge Block Exposure Model Breakdown in of Garbage into to Discharged Compliance Sea Garbage Regulatory Discourage Establish and Develop in- violations enforce internal service through peer penalties for guidelines and pressure and peer violations. directives. enforcement of Require internal rules for on- records of legal board activities. discharges at sea. The "3-day/20- Keep records of day" rule for garbage holding plastics transactions. reduces amount discharged overboard. Economic Make shoreside Explore (Market Forces) disposal readily marketing of available at both metal wastes now military and collected and commercial separated. ports. Return Recycle plastics monies from in commercial recycling to market (to vessel crew for strengthen their market). discretionary use. Encourage on- board procedures to limit legal overboard discharges and improve centralized waste management. Passenger Cruise Ships and Their Itinerary Ports Intelligence Coast Guard and APHIS inspectors board passenger cruise ships, but, as is the case with cargo vessels, they do not collect data that would be useful in Annex V implementation. Such data might be collected if the Congress adopts proposed MPPRCA amendments that would allow requirements for garbage logs to be extended to foreign-flag vessels. In the meantime, general information about

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Marine debris is a serious environmental problem. To do its part, the United States has agreed to abide by the international treaty for garbage control at sea, known as MARPOL 73/78 Annex V.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans explores the challenge of translating Annex V into workable laws and regulations for all kinds of ships and boats, from cruise ships to fishing crafts and recreational boats. The volume examines how existing resources can be leveraged into a comprehensive strategy for compliance, including integrated waste management systems and effective enforcement.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans describes both progress toward and obstacles to Annex V compliance. The book covers:

  • How shipborne garbage orignates and what happens to garbage discharged into the seas.
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  • Differences in perspective among military, industrial, and recreational seafarers and shoreside facilities.

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans will be important to marine policymakers, port administrators, ship operations officers, maritime engineers, and marine ecologists.

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