Environmental Activities of the U.S. Coast Guard

Ramseur, Jonathan L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Marine resources;    Marine pollution;    Environmental protection;    Oil pollution control;    Oil spills and wildlife;   

RP-ID  :  RS22145
RP-ID  :  RS22145_2009May07

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the environmental activities of the U.S. Coast Guard, which fall within the service's program for protection of natural resources, and consist of maritime oil spill prevention, marine debris, and pollution response preparedness. Protection of living marine resources and fisheries also falls in this category, but is not discussed here. Marine environmental protection is one of six "non-homeland security missions" specified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.