MEPC.1-Circ.894？-？Sharing？Of？Results？From？Research？On？Marine？Litter？And？EncouragingStudies？To？Better？Underst…？(Secretariat)

MEPC.1/Circ.8949Juy2021SHARING OF RESULTS FROM RESEARCH ON MARINE LITTER AND ENCOURAGINGSTUDIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MICROPLASTICS FROM SHIPSThe Marine Environment Protection Committee,at its seventy-third session,havingrecognized that more needed to be done to address the environmental and health problemsposed by marine plastic litter,adopted the Action plan to address marine plastic litter fromships(resolution MEPC.310(73))(Action Plan).2 The Action Plan,which builds on existing policy and regulatory frameworks,identifiesopportunities to enhance these frameworks and introduce new supporting measures toaddress the issue of marine plastic litter from ships.One measure to improve understandingof the contribution of ships to marine plastic litter is the sharing of results from research relatedto marine litter.To progress the Action Plan,Member States and international organizations areencouraged to:.1provide to the Organization results of any research conducted on marinelitter,including any information on the areas contaminated by marine litterfrom ships;and.2undertake studies to better understand microplastics from ships and providethe results of such studies to the Organization.