Skip to main content

Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 116-116

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 116...
... Regulatory interventions include MMS examination of garbage and equipment handling practices during routine inspections and oversight, and Coast Guard review of garbage logs during occasional platform inspections. Increased surveillance of this sector seems justified, especially in view of concerns that the current level of environmental protection may decline as increasing numbers of independent operators enter the industry.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • interventions include
  • coast guard
  • marine debris
  • garbage handling
  • garbage management

  • regulatory interventions
  • recycling programs
  • economic interventions
  • foamed plastic
  • improve annex

  • equipment handling
  • offshore operators
  • minimize waste
  • platform operators
  • handling practices

  • waste handling
  • garbage logs
  • management service
  • minerals management
  • pollution prevention


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.