Marine litter is –unfortunately – is emblematic of totally inadequate waste management on land. It is known that 80 % of marine litter is estimated to come from land-based sources; most of that litter is plastic waste. This clearly means that the EU priority has to be a comprehensive approach that targets plastic waste.
At the International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas”, Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment in his speech “Let’s Free our Oceans from this Plague” (Berlin, 12 April 2013) underlined the existing marine pollution problems and facilities for resolution.
Thanks to the commitment of enthusiasts, the issue of marine litter is now high of the political agenda. This is something that both the EU and member states can be proud of, something which gives satisfaction. In 2010, during the OSPAR Ministerial Conference in Bergen, the participants were ‘served’ a plastic breakfast, comparable to what a local seabird, the Northern Fulmar, has on average in its stomach. That breakfast was not easy to digest.
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Source: the Baltic Course Eugene Eteris, BC,
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