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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 196-197

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From page 196...
... But incriminating statements cannot be relied upon as a basis for enforcement because there are obvious psychological and economic disincentives for confessing or informing on other professional mari ners. The Coast Guard report also mentions a number of more subtle difficulties ..
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From page 197...
... If circumstantial evidence is the only indicator of a 2Cost is a major barrier to Annex V compliance and enforcement in developing countries, which view as onerous and unfair the expense of upgrading their ships, installing port reception facilities, and establishing the requisite administrative bureaucracy (Schrinner, 1992)
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Key Terms

  • reception facilities
  • coast guard
  • port reception
  • nautical miles
  • hazard evolution

  • garbage disposal
  • flag states
  • marine plastic
  • guard report
  • information exchange

  • plastic pollution
  • discharged garbage
  • port state


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