Taiwan's legal framework for marine pollution control and responses to marine oil spills and its implementation on T.S. Taipei cargo shipwreck salvage
Journal
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Journal Volume
136
Pages
84-91
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
Many shipwreck events occur in the neighboring areas of Taiwan due to the volume of maritime traffic and geographical conditions around Taiwan. The oil spills from such events can be devastating for the surrounding sea and coastal areas. The government realized the importance of marine pollution prevention and enforced the Marine Pollution Control Act and the Major Marine Oil Pollution Emergency Response Plan to mitigate the impact of oil spill pollution. The T.S. Taipei shipwreck highlighted the effectiveness of the national marine pollution prevention system. Inter-departmental cooperation and collaboration with private sectors are the keys for effective response. This article is the first detailed documentation of an oil spill response for a maritime incident from the beginning to the final termination of shipwreck removal. It shows the people in Taiwan intend to collaborate with other states to make a significant contribution to marine environment conservation and sustainability. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Subjects
Marine pollution; Marine pollution control; Oil spill; Oil spill response; T.S. Taipei
Other Subjects
Marine pollution; Oil spills; Ships; Sustainable development; Geographical conditions; Marine environment; Marine oil pollution; Marine oil spills; Oil spill pollution; Oil spill response; Pollution prevention; T.S. Taipei; Pollution control; conservation; legislation; local participation; marine pollution; merchant ship; oil spill; pollution control; sustainability; article; documentation; emergency; government; human; marine environment; oil spill; private sector; sea pollution; seashore; ship; Taiwan; analysis; disaster planning; government regulation; international cooperation; legislation and jurisprudence; oil spill; organization and management; prevention and control; procedures; sea; Taiwan; water conservation; water pollution; Taiwan; Conservation of Water Resources; Disaster Planning; Government Regulation; International Cooperation; Oceans and Seas; Petroleum Pollution; Ships; Taiwan; Water Pollution
Type
journal article