Study on marine pollution

Study on marine pollution

JAKARTA (JP): Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Sjur Torgersen
handed over a master plan on the prevention and response to
marine pollution and marine disasters in Indonesia to the
Directorate General of Sea Communications of the Ministry of
Communications.

The study was funded by a grant from the Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation and conducted by Norwegian Det Norske
Veritas in cooperation with the Directorate of Sea
Communications.

Torgersen said the study was aimed at the prevention of
maritime pollution from ships and offshore drilling activities in
Indonesia, encouragement of preparedness in combating pollution
from oil spills and implementation of a legal framework to
address the exploitation and management of the marine sector
here.

The study identified four areas in Indonesia -- the Makassar
Strait, Malacca Strait, south coast of Java and Lombok Strait --
as being prone to oil spills due to a heavy flow of sea traffic
and an existence of a great number of oil drilling sites. (cst)