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n: a congressional act that implements Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Under the provisions of this act, all ships and water-craft (including all commercial and recreational fishing vessels) are prohibited from dumping plastics at sea. The law also severely restricts dumping other vessel-generated garbage and solid waste both at sea and in US navigable waters.

n: the short name for the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 and 1978. (MARPOL is not an abbreviation or acronym;rather it is a contraction of maritime pollution:) MARPOL is an international treaty negotiated under the auspices of the IMO and is made up of 5 Annexes, each of which addresses a different kind of ship- generated pollution. (Under the terms of the convention, offshore platforms are considered ships.) The responsibility for administration and enforcement of MARPOL is split between the flag state (the country where the ship is registered) and the coastal state (in the United States, the USCG is responsible). MARPOL has led to the promulgation and implementation of several US laws. For example, the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 implements Annex V of MARPOL.

abbr: Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987.