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Scuba News ..because we can’t be underwater all the time « Beaked Whales Dive Deepest How conservation efforts may be exacerbating the crisis in the seas » Toxic boat paint pollution must stop Member countries of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), including the UK, are perpetuating pollution from the Arctic to Antarctic that is contaminating wildlife and entering our food chain. Only 17 out of 166 member countries of IMO have ratified the legislation. However, the majority of the shipping industry supports a ban, with only the unscrupulous operators still using it. "Countries who have not signed up - including the UK - should be ashamed." This entry was posted on Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Diving. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Comments are closed.

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