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We recommend that encouragement be given to the countries who
have not yet ratified MARPOL annex V and financial support be
offered to developing nations to allow them to combat marine
debris.
Plastics and other disposables in sewage (PODS) must be stopped.
We support the "Bag it and Bin it - Don't flush it" campaign to
end PODS. Education not to flush these items is needed and
should be encouraged.
The continuation and expansion of projects like BEACHWATCH are
necessary to maintain pressure on polluters and authorities as
well as to monitor the change and hopeful reduction of marine
debris.
Rice, Nan
Marine Debris Education in Southern Africa
The Dolphin Action and Protection Group, Fish Hoek, South
Africa
In 1987, concerned by the increasing hazards which plastic
pollution was posing to the South African marine environment, the
Dolphin Action and Protection Group (DAPG) launched a national
campaign "Save Our Sealife: Prevent Plastic Pollution". This has
been one of the most successful campaigns yet run by DAPG, and
has had far-reaching effects on the public, making "plasticpollution"
a household word in South Africa. DAPG has
established a national clearing house on marine plastic pollution
and wildlife entanglement where the public and media can obtain
educational literature and general information.
One of the main aims of the campaign has been to create an
awareness among the various sub-groups of society and to