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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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... , and many coastal communities legally barged garbage to sea for disposal. Most food wastes and garbage thrown overboard disappeared without a trace, but mariners long have observed that such debris sometimes floats on the surface of the sea or washes up on beaches.
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... ,. id, Scenes like this drew public attention to the marine debris problem and stimulated efforts to control disposal of vessel garbage.
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  • marine debris
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  • marine mammal
  • food waste

  • mammal commission


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