Preservação do meio ambiente marinho

Abstract

The preservation of the marine environment is one of the main topics of debate throughout the planet. To preserve it several conventions were created, the most significant was the MARPOL 73/78. Besides the creation of conventions, it is also necessary that all navigators change the way they think and act, trying to avoid as much pollution that medium.This article discusses the major forms of pollution caused by maritime transport current, such as oil pollution, garbage, sewage, and the imbalance caused by ballast water, proposing solutions and ways to prevent and combat pollution. Furthermore, this study is an analysis of legislation related to the preservation of the marine environment, citing major conventions governing this issue.However, the main goal is to present the main ocean currents that act on the Brazilian coast as well as the general circulation of the atmosphere, highlighting the influence of these ocean currents and air currents in dispersing waste, showing areas with greater tendency to be accumulations of trash.