EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES. WASTE MANAGEMENT ON BOARD AND IN PORTS
Marine
Waste Reception Facilities Program, Australia.
The MWRF Program will deliver and publicise best practice facilities
for marine waste reception at selected ports, marinas and boat
harbours in all coastal States and Territories. In co-operation
with the States, Territories, Local Governments and industry,
the Program aims to minimise pollution from ships and boats.
The MWRF Program is funded through the Coasts
and Clean Seas Program, the objective of which is to tackle
Australia's coastal and marine environmental problems, now and
into the future.
Hellenic
Marine Environment Association
(HELMEPA), Greece. The ojbective
of the initiative is "to instill and nurture environmental
consciousness throughout the shipping industry so as to compliment
the requirements of the legislation for pollution prevention
and safety at sea. And this because the Greek seafarers understood
that even the most widely accepted international conventions
and national laws cannot be effectively implemented until every
sector of the shipping industry is committed to the joint effort.
Such a commitment, they declared, would be effective only through
a concerted voluntary effort to educate, inform and motivate
all, from shipowner to the last seafarer". HELMEPA is in
charge of maritime training (for ships' crews) and environmental
education.
Fishing
for Litter Pilot Project, The Netherlands.
The aim of the project is to clear the North Sea from litter
by bringing ashore the litter that is gathered in nets during
fishing. Subsequently the litter is being properly destroyed.
The project also aims at reducing the presently existing loads
of litter in the sea. The principal idea is that by bringing
ashore and destroying the litter that is caught in the nets,
the litter will gradually disappear.
Fishing
for Litter, Shetland Islands, and Denmark.
Part of the EU project Save the North Sea (SNS). Apart from
collecting the litter, the project aims at highlighting the
problem of marine litter within and outside the fishing industry.
While reducing the risk of damages to fishing gear and contamination
of catches, it is expected that the industry shall engage in
a better waste management practice. SNS Project in the Shetland
Islands, and SNS Project in Denmark.
Bord
Iascaigh Mhara (Irish Sea Fisheries Board, BIM),
Ireland. "Our oceans and coasts are under considerable
threat due to the fact that many people are not disposing of
waste in a responsible manner. In an effort to make people aware
of this, BIM have produced a poster
to highlight the breakdown rates of rubbish in the marine environment".
The poster has been distributed to all members of the industry,
all IYA sailing and diving clubs and all schools. In addition,
BIM personnel will be working closely with the Dept. of Communications
Marine & Natural Resources to assist with improving waste
facilities in fishing ports. Preliminary trials will be commence
before the end of 2003 and will be conducted in the Fishery
Harbour Centres". (Poster available also here).
Green
Port Project North Sea. The project aims at developing a
management system for the collection and disposal of ships'
waste generated in the North Sea Region.
The system will, on a regional basis, implement the new EU directive
and integrate the framework for coastal planning taking into
account the socio-economic and environmental needs and constraints
of the coastal area.
Cumbria
Marine Litter Project,
United Kingdom. Formed in 1996
as a partnership between the Lake District National Park Authority
(LDNPA), Tidy Britain Group (TBG) and Copeland Borough Council
(CBC) with the overall aim to quantify the extent and nature
of the marine litter problem on the Cumbrian Coast and find
solutions to reduce it. CMLP activities include a Port
Waste Management Campaign addressing the issues of fishing-related
waste, and information to the general public. The CMLP is liaising
with all Port and Harbour Authorities in Cumbria with the aim
of producing a database that will show what waste facilities
are presently in place and will be used to identify where any
improvements can be made.
United
States
Environmental Protection Agency Coastal Cookbook. 'Innovations
in Coastal Protection: Searching for Uncommon Solutions to Common
Problems', more commonly referred to as the 'coastal cookbook',
is an organized collection of successful coastal protection
initiatives from across the U.S. See, for example:
—
Marine
Debris Collection and Recycling Program
— Reduction
of Foam Debris: Foam Encapsulation for Floating Structures in
Oregon
— Fish
Net Collection and Recycling
Mandatory
Environmental Standards for Cruise Ships. 'The adoption
(July 2001) of these standards by the International
Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL)
marks the first time an association of international passenger
vessel operators has adopted mandatory waste management practices
and procedures.' |
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