One of the many organisations involved in improving waste management practices is KIMO International which, in together with its sub-partner, ProSea Foundation, has developed and organized International Marine Awareness Courses for students of maritime colleges and professionals alike.
Improve environmental knowledge The aim of the courses is to improve the environmental knowledge and discuss sustainable shipping among maritime college students, seamen, and people working within authorities, private companies and NGOs. The course curriculum includes lectures, field studies and group discussions. By highlighting international legislation as well as creating a better understanding for marine biology, it is expected that better compliance with the rules will be the result when students leave the course and go back to sea. 400 course participants Five international courses have been carried out within the Save the North Sea Project. Three have taken place in Texel, The Netherlands, one in Hirtshals, Denmark and one in Gothenburg, Sweden. Almost 400 participants from all North Sea countries have attended the courses.		Bopp van Dessel, director of ProSea Foundation. He says: “I believe that to be able to deal with the sea in a responsible way, it is very important to understand the limitations of the sea. The courses educate and train people in all of these maritime environmental issues. The goal is to learn how to use the sea, sustainably.”