Friday 28 April 2023
We are pleased to see progress on measures to address shipping's contribution to the global issue of marine plastic litter at this week's meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Sub-Committee.
Australia chaired the working group established at PPR to progress:
- ways to regulate the transportation of plastic pellets by ships
- what lost and/or discharged fishing gear should be reported so that we can begin to understand the scope of these discharges as a contributor to the global issue of marine plastic litter.
As Australia's representative at the IMO, AMSA will continue to work hard through the IMO and in Australia to develop international and domestic measures to address the global issue of marine plastic litter.
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