Twenty years of Belgian North Sea aerial surveillance: A quantitative analysis of results confirms effectiveness of international oil pollution legislation

被引：19

作者：

Lagring, Ruth ^{[1
]}

Degraer, Steven ^{[1
]}

de Montpellier, Geraldine ^{[1
]}

Jacques, Thierry ^{[1
]}

Van Roy, Ward ^{[1
]}

Schallier, Ronny ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Royal Belgian Inst Nat Sci RBINS, Management Unit N Sea Math Models MUMM, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2012年 / 64卷 / 03期

关键词：

Chronic oil pollution; International shipping regulations; IMO MARPOL Special Area; EU Directive on Port Reception Facilities; Aerial surveillance; GUILLEMOTS URIA-AALGE; COAST; SEABIRDS; SPILL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.029

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Over the years many policy measures have been taken to prevent illegal oil discharges from ships, like the MARPOL 73/78 Convention (1983) and the Bonn Agreement (1969/1983). However, the number of discharges remained high, leading to chronic oiling of seabirds and sensitive coastlines, therefore further measures were taken. The aim of this study is to quantify the effectiveness of two key legislative regulations: the IMO-designation of the North Sea as MARPOL Special Area which took effect in 1999, and the adoption of the EU Directive on Port Reception Facilities in 2000. Under study is the heavily navigated Belgian Surveillance Area, monitored since 1991, characterised by shallow waters with ecologically important sandbanks. The aerial surveillance data from 1991 to 2010 show a stepwise decrease in ship-source oil pollution. Three time periods can be distinguished with two turning points coinciding with the actual implementation of these key legislative measures, confirming their effectiveness. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：644 / 652

页数：9

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