facilities so that it could be considered within the context of 

 the need to expand this section of the Guidelines. 



By letter of 20 November 1989, the Coast Guard responded 

 noting that it was in the process of evaluating the proposed 

 draft paper and that the results of its review would be provided 

 to the Commission when they were completed. As of the end of 

 1989, the Commission had not yet received the results of the 

 review and it looked forward to assisting the Coast Guard with 

 its efforts to modify the draft paper as needed and to provide 

 such other help as it could to prepare for deliberations 

 regarding Annex V at the 29th session of the Marine Environment 

 Protection Committee. 



Cooperative Actions Concerning the Southern Ocean — At the 

 XVth Consultative Meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations held on 9- 

 19 October 1989 in Paris, the U.S. delegation presented a 

 discussion paper addressing the need to prevent and control 

 marine pollution, including marine debris. As a result, the 

 Consultative Meeting adopted a resolution calling on states to 

 take measures within their competence to prohibit certain 

 discharges and disposal from vessels within the Antarctic Treaty 

 Area, and to ensure compliance with relevant provisions of 

 international conventions on vessel safety and pollution control. 

 This is discussed in more detail in Chapter V of this Report. 



At the eighth meeting of the Commission for the Conservation 

 of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, held 6-17 November 1989 in 

 Hobart, Australia, the parties reviewed information on steps 

 being taken by member nations to assess and avoid mortality of 

 Antarctic marine living resources caused by entanglement and 

 ingestion of persistent marine debris of human origin. As 

 discussed in Chapter V of this Report, the members also heard 

 reports from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Bird 

 Biology Subcommittee and its Group of Specialists on Seals. The 

 Commission requested that its Scientific Committee continue 

 consultations to assist in identifying, designing, and 

 implementing programs necessary to assess and monitor the effects 

 of marine debris and incidental catch on marine mammals and 

 seabirds in the Convention area. 



As regards MARPOL Annex V, the Living Resources Commission 

 agreed that those members who have not already done so should 

 consider and take steps to accept or ratify the Annex. The 

 Commission also agreed that Members should take steps to ensure 

 that their nationals and vessels operating in the Convention Area 

 comply with the provisions of the Annex. It was agreed that this 

 item should be included in the agenda for subsequent annual 

 meetings of the Living Resources Commission. 



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