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Marine Pollution Bulletin The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission agreed new conservation measures at a recent meeting, and the British quota is only 6000 tons. The effect of the restrictions is to limit herring caught with sprats to 10°70 by weight, and herring caught with other species to 20o/0 by weight.
Hawaiian Waterbirds The most recent of a series of annual surveys of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds, the 1975 census provided the highest counts yet since the surveys were begun in 1968. Organized by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii State Division of Fish and Game, the surveys were carried out by helicopter, boat and on foot. 2400 coot, 1500 stilt and over 100 gallinule were counted in the areas supporting water birds, and it is hoped that the data will help the experts pinpoint areas most in need of conservation.
Rhode Island University Grant The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 2-yr grant of $1.9 m for experiments on the effects of pollutants on marine life. The University of Rhode Island will use the money to build 96 ft diameter and 15 ft deep fibreglass tanks on land, and they will be used to simulate the conditions in a temperate marine coastal area. The tanks will be used to test the effects of pollutants on marine planktonic communities and bottom-dwelling organisms. If the experiments are successful, further tests will be carried out offshore, using low levels of pollutants over a long period of time.
Dust Problems in Cargo Transfer The UK firm of Crescent Shipping Ltd have managed to solve the problem of dust during the loading and discharging of bulk powder cargoes by fitting Dalamatic filters on the cargo hatches of one of their bulk powder tankers, the
Resurgence. The Resurgence has been carrying potato starch from North Holland to the UK, the the filters, supplied by Dust Control Equipment Ltd of Leicester, have successfully eliminated the contamination of the quayside, not to mention the loss of product. The filters, which are designed to deal with the heavy dust burden and the high filtration velocities encountered when pressurized conveying systems are used, have an automatic reverse jet system which continuously removes the collected dust from the filter elements and returns the product to the hold. Although potato starch cannot really be considered as a major hazard to the marine environment, other bulk powders are far morehazardous, and it is to be hoped that systems such as these can be more widely adopted. 44
International Environmental Education Network The United National Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has started a project to establish an international network of communication in cooperationwiththe International Referral System (IRS) operated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Some 4000 names and addresses of individuals and organizations interested in environmental education (EE) have been entered into the system. The objectives of the network are to encourage the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among those recorded in the network; to link individuals and institutions providing services, publications and materials with those who have expressed needs; and to help the task of the International Environmental Education Programme in coordinating international EE activities. The first phase of the network system involves adding details of relevant individuals and institutions to the system. It is intended that the information shall be published in an international reference book on EE resources--individuals, institutions, publications, etc. Phase two involves the storage of information relating specifically to EE programmes, and documents, so that bibliographies, abstracts, programme descriptions etc can be easily retrieved and made available, probably as published printouts from the computer. Phasethree involves the selection of specific institutions in each region of the world to identify new (and revise existing) EE information and to assist in its diffusion. Anyone who can help with information on individuals or institutions involved in EE should write to: Connect, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France.
Environment Prize The government of Iran has contributed an annual sum of $50 000 for the most outstanding contribution in the field of the environment. Individuals and institutions are eligible for the award, which is to be administered by the United Nations. The Secretary General of the UN, Kurt Waldheim, has now appointed a selection committee to advise him on the award, consisting of Misael Pastrana Borrer, former President of Colombia; El Nazeer Dafalla, President of the Sudan National Council for Research; Mrs Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines; William Ruckelshaus, former Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency; and Wlodzimierz Trzebiatowski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Nominations can be made by governments, members of the UN, the specialised UN agencies, intergovernmental bodies and organisations, and by individuals.
Hawaiian Waterbirds The most recent of a series of annual surveys of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds, the 1975 census provided the highest counts yet since the surveys were begun in 1968. Organized by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii State Division of Fish and Game, the surveys were carried out by helicopter, boat and on foot. 2400 coot, 1500 stilt and over 100 gallinule were counted in the areas supporting water birds, and it is hoped that the data will help the experts pinpoint areas most in need of conservation.
Rhode Island University Grant The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 2-yr grant of $1.9 m for experiments on the effects of pollutants on marine life. The University of Rhode Island will use the money to build 96 ft diameter and 15 ft deep fibreglass tanks on land, and they will be used to simulate the conditions in a temperate marine coastal area. The tanks will be used to test the effects of pollutants on marine planktonic communities and bottom-dwelling organisms. If the experiments are successful, further tests will be carried out offshore, using low levels of pollutants over a long period of time.
Dust Problems in Cargo Transfer The UK firm of Crescent Shipping Ltd have managed to solve the problem of dust during the loading and discharging of bulk powder cargoes by fitting Dalamatic filters on the cargo hatches of one of their bulk powder tankers, the
Resurgence. The Resurgence has been carrying potato starch from North Holland to the UK, the the filters, supplied by Dust Control Equipment Ltd of Leicester, have successfully eliminated the contamination of the quayside, not to mention the loss of product. The filters, which are designed to deal with the heavy dust burden and the high filtration velocities encountered when pressurized conveying systems are used, have an automatic reverse jet system which continuously removes the collected dust from the filter elements and returns the product to the hold. Although potato starch cannot really be considered as a major hazard to the marine environment, other bulk powders are far morehazardous, and it is to be hoped that systems such as these can be more widely adopted. 44
International Environmental Education Network The United National Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has started a project to establish an international network of communication in cooperationwiththe International Referral System (IRS) operated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Some 4000 names and addresses of individuals and organizations interested in environmental education (EE) have been entered into the system. The objectives of the network are to encourage the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among those recorded in the network; to link individuals and institutions providing services, publications and materials with those who have expressed needs; and to help the task of the International Environmental Education Programme in coordinating international EE activities. The first phase of the network system involves adding details of relevant individuals and institutions to the system. It is intended that the information shall be published in an international reference book on EE resources--individuals, institutions, publications, etc. Phase two involves the storage of information relating specifically to EE programmes, and documents, so that bibliographies, abstracts, programme descriptions etc can be easily retrieved and made available, probably as published printouts from the computer. Phasethree involves the selection of specific institutions in each region of the world to identify new (and revise existing) EE information and to assist in its diffusion. Anyone who can help with information on individuals or institutions involved in EE should write to: Connect, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France.
Environment Prize The government of Iran has contributed an annual sum of $50 000 for the most outstanding contribution in the field of the environment. Individuals and institutions are eligible for the award, which is to be administered by the United Nations. The Secretary General of the UN, Kurt Waldheim, has now appointed a selection committee to advise him on the award, consisting of Misael Pastrana Borrer, former President of Colombia; El Nazeer Dafalla, President of the Sudan National Council for Research; Mrs Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines; William Ruckelshaus, former Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency; and Wlodzimierz Trzebiatowski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Nominations can be made by governments, members of the UN, the specialised UN agencies, intergovernmental bodies and organisations, and by individuals.