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marine pollution: see water pollution water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage , water supply , pollution , and environmentalism .
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The scientists analyzed the effects of marine pollution, climate change, over-fishing and unwanted by-catch on the productivity and stability of our oceans, According to lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University, "At this point, 29 percent of fish and seafood species have collapsed--that is, their catch has declined by 90 percent. Tokyo, Japan, Sept 27, 2006 - (JCN) - Together with Hitachi Plant Technologies, Hitachi has developed a system to purify ballast water that is used to keep the horizontal balance of a ship but considered to cause marine pollution as it contains planktons and bacteria in a variety of sea areas. The Marine Environment section, accessible through the menu at the top of the IMO homepage, provides an overview of how the IMO works to regulate and prevent marine pollution by ships, with links to in-depth information on the applicable international treaties. |
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