Raamat annab ülevaate Põhjamaade Nõukogu korraldatud konverentsist, kus vaadeldi merereostust ja selle mõjusid.

The purpose of the report is to provide those attending the Nordic Council International Conference on the Pollution of the Seas with facts about and a background to the problems of pollution of the sea. In addition, it is my hope that it will help to create fuller and broader public awareness and understanding of these issues throughout Europe.
Karin Söder
President of the Nordic Council

Contents:

• The sea - its basic properties and role
• How man affects and pollutes the sea
• Four problems in marine environment
• How healthy are our coustal seas?
• Policy and technology enable discharges to be reduced
• 20 years of marine conventions and political initiatives - do they protect the marine environment?