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- Title
Congress tackles ocean plastic pollution.
- Authors
Blockstein, David E.
- Abstract
Discusses the efforts of the U.S. Congress to address the environmental problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Impact of the solid waste which is discharged by ocean vessels, according to a 1975 study by the National Academy of Sciences; Way that plastic can kill ocean wildlife, after animals become entangled in plastic debris or ingest plastic; Harm which is done to sea turtles, an endangered species, by plastic; Prevalence of plastic fishing nets, which drown seabirds, fur seals, and other marine animals; Denial of permits to the Japanese salmon fishing industry to fish in Alaskan waters; Idea that there is a need to substitute biodegradable materials for plastics.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MARINE pollution laws; PLASTICS &; the environment; ENVIRONMENTAL law; MARINE resources conservation; WASTE disposal in the ocean; WATER pollution; SEA turtles; NORTHERN fur seal; WILDLIFE conservation; ENDANGERED species; LAW
- Publication
BioScience, 1988, Vol 38, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bioscience/38.1.19