Marine Pollution Prevention Act

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The Marine Pollution Prevention Act of 2008 implements the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, including related Protocols (MARPOL) and its Annexes I (oil pollution), II (noxious liquid substances pollution), and V (garbage), as well as Annex IV of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. The Act imposes requirements on ships for handling of wastes from ships' operations, as well as notification requirements for oil discharges. For example, the Act prohibits disposal at sea of plastics, disposal of garbage in special areas (generally, semi-enclosed seas, Antarctica, and the wider Caribbean), disposal of garbage within 25 miles of land, and disposal of food wastes and other refuse within 12 miles of land.

Source: http://www.gc.noaa.gov/gcil_marine_pollution2_act.html
Date enacted: October 21, 1980
Codification: 33 U.S.C. Section 1901 et seq.
Authority: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Unknown NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Open resource
https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Unknown MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry Open resource
https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/MarinePollutionPreventionAct.zip ZIP MarinePollutionPreventionAct.zip Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Open resource
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource

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