IMarEST: Steering Towards An Industry-Level Response To Marine Plastic Pollution

Following a roundtable discussion hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) together with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), a report has been published on an industry-level response to marine plastic pollution. The discussion looked to gauge a wider industry perspective into the challenges, management practices and attitudes of professionals across the marine industry.

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The report is now available to download and gives an overview of the discussion and recommendations directly from industry on how the IMarEST can support education efforts targeted across marine sectors.

Marine activities, although proportionately lower contributors than other industries, do contribute to marine plastic litter and an estimated 5.2 trillion pieces of plastics are circulating in the oceans. By making their way into marine life, plastics are responsible for the deaths of over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals yearly, amongst a tidal wave of other environmental issues. The report seeks to investigate how the marine industry can reduce its environmental footprint when it comes to ocean plastics.

Given the plethora of environmental risks and consequences for marine services, the report suggests that a robust review of common practices and of the infrastructure to support proper disposal and management of plastics is required – one that considers the needs of different marine sectors and the drivers for plastic generation in order to identify new solutions.

The discussion included representatives from the following organisations:

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
British High Commission
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS)
The China Navigation Company
The Economist Intelligence Unit
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)
Institute of Chemical Engineers & Advancing World Partners Pte Ltd
INTERTANKO Singapore Branch Office
London Offshore Consultants Pte Ltd
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
National Parks Board (NParks)
Newcastle University
Ocean Wise, Canada
Sembcorp Marine
SGS Testing & Control
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), A*Star
Singapore-ETH Centre
Western Shipping Pte Ltd

Download the report here.

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