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wheels into additional languages such as Portuguese, Italian, 

 Japanese, Korean, and Russian. 



The Coast Guard is establishing environmental education and 

 outreach programs on marine pollution (concentrating on oil 

 pollution and marine debris) targeting the public, as well as 

 Coast Guard members who have not traditionally been involved in 

 pollution enforcement. We believe that providing environmental 

 education programs to these groups can bring about a higher level 

 of awareness of oil discharge and garbage disposal prohibitions, 

 thus enhancing the quality of the marine coastal environment. 



The Coast Guard's MARPOL enforcement programs have been 

 focused principally on the deep-draft commercial vessels and port 

 communities. While we have made some progress gaining acceptance 

 and compliance with the MARPOL requirements in these communities, 

 we have identified a need to improve MARPOL enforcement in the 

 commercial fishing vessel, recreational boating, and marina 

 communities. We have initiated an external environmental 

 education program to specifically target these constituencies. 

 The program will provide information to them to enhance their 

 awareness of just how they affect the marine environment. 



To develop the public education and outreach program, the 

 Coast Guard has contracted with the Center for Marine 

 Conservation, and is finalizing an agreement with the Texas 

 General Land Office to provide appropriate environmental 

 education and outreach materials for recreational boaters, 

 fishing vessel operators, and marina owners and operators. In 

 this process, the Coast Guard has consulted the New Jersey Sea 



