Ocean Pollution, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere..., 93-1, on S. 1067..., S. 1070..., S. 1351..., June 12, 13, and 28, 19731974 - 393 pages |
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... fish , shellfish , and bottom dwelling organisms . It should also determine the basic speed and direction of current move- ment - a critical mechanism in the transport of pollutants . Second , the project should note the changes induced ...
... fish , shellfish , and bottom dwelling organisms . It should also determine the basic speed and direction of current move- ment - a critical mechanism in the transport of pollutants . Second , the project should note the changes induced ...
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... fish and shellfish . But each year we hear of pollution incidents which take an ever - widening toll of sea life . And just the other day , New Jersey was forced to close more than 5,000 acres of shellfish waters in the Delaware Bay ...
... fish and shellfish . But each year we hear of pollution incidents which take an ever - widening toll of sea life . And just the other day , New Jersey was forced to close more than 5,000 acres of shellfish waters in the Delaware Bay ...
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... fishes . In the course of towing their plankton nets , however , our scientists found oil and plastic materials in many ... fish larvae and things of that nature . This is one of the things we have to find out . I have here some samples ...
... fishes . In the course of towing their plankton nets , however , our scientists found oil and plastic materials in many ... fish larvae and things of that nature . This is one of the things we have to find out . I have here some samples ...
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... fish nets 100 feet long , litter Alaska's remote beaches . Mercury pollution has led to worldwide concern , and has had heavy impact on parts of the U.S. fishing indus- try . There have been long - standing reports of DDT in the ...
... fish nets 100 feet long , litter Alaska's remote beaches . Mercury pollution has led to worldwide concern , and has had heavy impact on parts of the U.S. fishing indus- try . There have been long - standing reports of DDT in the ...
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... fish . We are concerned about spills of crude oil and the things that it can do to the beaches and also to the area in general . What we need in each case is more environmental information than we presently have . One of the points I ...
... fish . We are concerned about spills of crude oil and the things that it can do to the beaches and also to the area in general . What we need in each case is more environmental information than we presently have . One of the points I ...
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Administration agencies Annex apply Article California Cargo Record cargo tanks certificate Chairman chemical Coast Guard Committee concentrations concerned Conference containing continental shelf crude oil damage delegations suggested discharge of oil disposal double bottom draft ecosystem effects effluent enforcement equipment fish flag Halibut heavy metals high seas hydrocarbons IMCO International Convention issue jurisdiction legislation licensed marine limited marine environment marine pollution Maritime materials ment mercury miles mineral nautical miles ocean dumping ocean pollution offshore oil discharge oil or oily Oil Record Book oil tankers oily mixture operations paragraph petroleum plankton port present Convention Prevention of Pollution problems procedures prohibited proposed provisions radioactive reception facilities requirements Sea by Oil seabed segregated ballast Senator HOLLINGS Senator STEVENS sewage Sierra Club sludge standards studies sub-paragraph territorial sea tion tons Torrey Canyon toxic treaty United Nations vessels violation waste York Bight
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Page 161 - States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
Page 195 - International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, may be cited as the "Oil Pollution Act, 1961".
Page 69 - Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 111 - Any such inspection shall be limited to verifying that there is on board a valid certificate, unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of that certificate.
Page 141 - Article shall be fully recorded without delay in the oil record book so that all the entries in the book "appropriate to that operation are completed. Each page of the book shall be signed by the officer or officers in charge of the operations concerned and, when the ship is manned, by the master of the ship. The...
Page 107 - Activities in the Area" means all activities of exploration for, and exploitation of, the resources of the Area. (4) "Pollution of the marine environment...
Page 175 - maritime casualty" means a collision of ships, stranding or other incident of navigation, or other occurrence on board a ship or external to it resulting in material damage or imminent threat of material damage to a ship or cargo ; 2. "ship...
Page 175 - This Convention shall not apply to those vessels and aircraft entitled to sovereign immunity under international law. However each party shall ensure by the adoption of appropriate measures that such vessels and aircraft owned or operated by it act in a manner consistent with the object and purpose of this Convention, and shall inform the Organisation accordingly.
Page 175 - XII as may be necessary to prevent, mitigate or eliminate grave and imminent danger to their coastline, or related interests from pollution or threat thereof or from other hazardous occurrences resulting from or caused by any activities in the Area.
Page 45 - States have the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment.