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important and should be continued. The next meeting has been 

 scheduled for May 19, 1993. 



During the recent OECS MARPOL Annex V Enforcement Workshop 

 held in Corpus Christi, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, 

 which represents 14 cruise lines, volunteered a senior corporate 

 officer to talk about the cruise ship industry's role in MARPOL 

 Annex V compliance. He reviewed efforts initiated by the 

 industry to comply with MARPOL requirements. He talked of the 

 installation of onboard processing equipment and operational and 

 management procedures put into place to handle ship-generated 

 wastes. During this presentation, he pledged the industries' 

 commitment to be a part of the solution to marine debris 

 problems. He said the industry would commit to investing in 

 shoreside facilities in the Caribbean, providing planning 

 support, leadership, technical assistance, and institutional 

 management support . 



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