As per the records of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India has 174,000 units of fishing gear in operation of which 154,008 units are gillnets / driftnets, 7,285 units 7 COALITION OF COASTAL CITIES TO COMBAT MARINE LITTER.indd 7 04/06/24 11:52 AM COALITION OF COASTAL CITIES TO COMBAT MARINE LITTER are traps and the rest are fishing lines. [...] Several research organisations such as the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences and National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), and agencies under the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change have been conducting research to understand the extent of marine litter at various beaches across the coast of India. [...] 17 COALITION OF COASTAL CITIES TO COMBAT MARINE LITTER.indd 17 04/06/24 11:52 AM COALITION OF COASTAL CITIES TO COMBAT MARINE LITTER 4 A strategy to combat the problem of marine litter: An overview The aim of the proposed strategy against marine litter is deeply rooted in the nation’s commitment to fostering a clean, healthy, safe, and biologically diverse marine and coastal environment that cater. [...] These actions focus on strengthening the existing policy across the sources of marine litter, preventing litter from entering the marine environment, aligning with efforts in litter removal and behavior change, followed by monitoring of the situation and stakeholder coordination. [...] Limited focus by city governments Acknowledge the problem Ensure that the following policies and and gram panchayats on of marine litter and enhance laws reflect the marine litter issue: Solid addressing the marine litter issue.
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