Marine Litter

Presentation On Marine Litter To The .Workshop at “Mombasa Marine Park

Conservation Alliance Project” on the 7thSeptember, 2011 at the Milele Beach Hotel 

By Betty Sharon

Programmes Coordinator Coast Women In Development

P.Box 12327-8011 Mombasa

Tel +254 020 262 2268 Email sharon@coastwomen.org Web. www.coastwomen.org

Coast Women In Development (CWID) Coast Women In Development

(CWID) is a registered women NGO that works at the grassroots level.

The organization was established in the year 2005 and was first registered as a TRUST in 2006 and re – registered in the year 2010 as non government organization.

MISSION

To identify and reinforce women`s role in education, leadership, development and good governance.

Programs.-Women economical/leadership

empowerment -GBV Awareness / Prevention / Support-Advocacy -Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDSHealthy Action Campaign-Social Justice

Outreach awareness to our target groups

Marine Litter

What is Marine Litter? Marine litter is the collective term for

any man-made object present in the marine and coastal environment.

They consists of mostly very slowly degradable waste items — items made of persistent materials such as plastic, polystyrene, metals and glass — from a large number of different sources.

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Marine litter are items that are either discarded directly, thrown or lost directly into the ocean or brought indirectly into the ocean by rivers, sewerage , storm, water or left by the people on the beaches and the shores

Where do we Get Marine Litter? Marine litter is found in the marine and

coastal environment

Marine litter is found floating on the water surface, Almost 90 per cent of floating marine debris is plastic.

Marine litter is found lying on the beaches and the shores

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Marine litter is found on the seabed

both in the shallow coastal areas and in much deeper parts of the seas and the oceans

Marine litter can as well be found mixed on the water column

Sources of Oceans-Sea Based Marine Litter Merchant shipping, ferries and

cruise liners. Fishing vessels. Military fleets and research

vessels. Pleasure craft. Offshore oil and gas platforms. Fish farming installations

Sources of Land Based Marine Litter. Municipal landfills (waste dumps) Riverside transport of waste

from landfills or other sources along rivers and other inland waterways (canals).

Discharge of untreated municipal sewage

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Industrial facilities: Solid waste from landfills, and untreated waste water.

Tourism (recreational visitors to the coast beach-goers

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threats to wildlife from marine litterPrimary. Entanglement Ingestion Other Threats Smothering of the seabed Accumulation and dispersion of toxic

substances Environmental changes due to

persistent species

Marine Litter Also Can Be Dangerous To People`s Property And livelihood.Examples :- Fishing boats and gear Safety risks for people at sea Damage to cooling water intakes Contamination of beaches Contamination of harbors Health hazards to people Injuries to grazing cattle

How Marine Litter Affect Grassroots Women.

Livelihoods Economical Gender Based

Violence Health Climate Change.

Procedures To Be Taken

Awareness should be created to the society that, to reduce or prevent marine litter are part of a larger issue which concerns each and everyone — that of waste management in society as a whole.

Inflexible law for the offenders and heavy penalties.

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Merchant ships, offshore platforms, pleasure craft

Fishing vessels Households Beach-goers, campers etc

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Thank YouFor ListeningGod BlessYou.

Betty Sharon