Recognizing the need for the International Maritime Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and regional and subregional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to address the issue of marine debris derived from land-based and ship-generated sources of pollution, including derelict fishing gear, which can cause mortality and habitat destruction of marine living resources,
认识到国际海事组织、联合国粮食及农业组织以及各区域和分区域渔业管理组织和安排必须处理源于陆上物质和船舶所造成的污染的海洋垃圾问题，包括被弃的渔具，这些垃圾可以导致海洋生物资源的死亡及其生境的破坏，