Tag: marine pollution

Wreck removal efforts of the Pacific Paradise continue, following the fishing vessel's grounding off Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, according to US Coast Guard, and the unified command has contracted Resolve Marine Group, with support from several other experts, to conduct the removal of the pollution threat.

In preparation of the review of the existing legislative framework, ESPO underlines that incentive schemes to encourage ships to deliver their garbage at ports must be accompanied by a “right to deliver” that reflects the normal amounts a ship is delivering in a port. 

Beach cleanup operations have removed approximately 48 cubic yards of oily solids from the impacted shoreline on Mustang Island and North Padre Island. Six cleanup teams, totaling over 120 people, are actively engaged in beach cleanup, USCG said.

Solutions to address human-induced “Ocean Change” are needed to save life in the ocean and reverse the cycle of decline in which it is caught, according to Fiji's Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Ocean.

Liquid Robotics and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Pacific Islands Region announced a multi-year agreement to develop solutions for protection of Hawaiian and American Samoa marine environment.

New data provided indicate that the total volume of oil discharged from the damaged pipeline off Louisiana, may be as much as 672,000 gallons, rather than the 392,700 gallons initially reported, the US Coast Guard informed.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement responded to a report from LLOG Exploration Offshore of an oil release from subsea infrastructure in 4,463 feet water depth in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 miles southeast of Venice, La, Friday.

As rivers potentially act as a major transport pathway for all sizes of plastic debris, scientists analysed data along 57 rivers, and were able to calculate the main culprits of plastic in rivers flowing to the sea.

The Port of Antwerp introduced a new initiative in order to prevent pollution from polymer pellets used to make plastic products. Under the “Operation Clean Sweep”, a “Zero Pellet Loss” consultative platform is being set up in Antwerp to organize measures for keeping the loss of pellets to an absolute minimum.

The IMO-administered Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea is assisting in cleaning up beaches in Greece affected by a major oil spill, following the sinking of Agia Zoni II.