Noting the problem of marine pollution caused, inter alia, by land-based sources and the continuing threat of pollution from ship-generated waste and sewage as well as from the accidental release of hazardous and noxious substances in the Caribbean Sea area,
注意到在加勒比海区内，特别是陆地来源所造成的海洋污染问题，而且船舶产生的废物和污水及意外排放有害和有毒物质造成污染的威胁依然存在，