ploration of the Sea (ICES) is considering for the North Sea 

 and adjacent areas. These agreements might also make it 

 possible to deal with discharges in national waters which even- 

 tually pollute international waters. Mr. Jackson has noted that 

 several questions will require further examination : the question 

 of discharges on the high seas from structures other than ships; 

 the status of waste outfalls running from land through terri- 

 torial seas into the high seas or onto the continental shelf; 

 the problems of pollution of waters outside of national jurisdic- 

 tion but over the continental shelf and the effects of this on the 

 sedentary resources which may be under national jurisdiction. 



Oil Pollution. An International Conference on the Old 

 Pollution of the Sea was held in Rome in October, 1968. A 

 number of papers were presented and many issues were dis- 

 cussed. The 34 countries and 22 international organizations 

 which were represented unanimously adopted the following 

 resolutions : 



— urges further adoption of the "Clean Seas Code" of pro- 

 cedures for cleaning oil tankers 



— recommends IMCO to pursue efforts to secure universal 

 adoption of separation of traffic schemes 



— recommends intensified research into the biological ef- 

 fects of pollution 



— recommends more cooperation in the Mediterranean to 

 reduce dangers caused by accidents to tankers 



— requests IMCO to pursue consideration of rights and 

 obligations of States with regard to pollution occurring 

 in international waters 



— suggests IMCO call another international conference to 

 consider the amended 1954 Convention in the light of 

 new knowledge and experience 



— urges governments to realize the threat of pollutants 

 other than oil 



— expresses hope that national groups will be formed 

 where they do not already exist to consider the effects 

 of pollution 



Radioactive Pollutants. The International Laboratory of 

 Marine Radioactivity in Monaco was established in 1961 as a 

 cooperative venture between the International Atomic Energy 

 Agency (IAEA), the Monegasque Government, and the Ocean- 

 ographic Institute in Monaco to perform joint research on the 

 effects of radioactivity in the sea. Over the years the program 

 has been reoriented to place more emphasis on standardization 

 and coordination of methods and techniques and less emphasis 

 on basic and scientific studies with respect to the subject of 

 marine releases of waste. 



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