- 2018 #100 (p.)
- Author(s): GESAMP
- Publisher(s): GESAMP Office
- Journal Series Reports and Studies
GESAMP held its 45th Session during 17-20 September 2018, at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The Group discussed: Evaluation of the hazards of harmful substances carried by ships; Active substances to be used in ballast water management systems; Atmospheric input of chemicals to the ocean; Trends in global pollution in coastal environments; Sources, fate and effects of plastics and microplastics in the marine environment; Marine geoengineering; Impacts of wastes and other matter in the marine environment from mining operations, including marine mineral mining; Sea based sources of marine litter including fishing gear and other shipping related litter; Harmful algal blooms and food security and safety in the context of climate change; The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.