Pingtung county has unique marine resources. The diverse aquatic ecology attracts many tourists because Pingtung has rich and high seafood value, therefore, the economic very active also much waste increasing in this area. The Environmental Protection Bureau, Pingtung County Government over the years uphold the " Do not fall the garbage into the sea ", “Restricting plastics“, “Reducing plastic” and “Plastic Free”. To maintain the sustainability of land and ocean of Pingtung coastline, the actions of the county government promotes the concept of environmental protection of the marine environment and the maintenance of clean ocean waters. The concept of "No plastics" is actively involved in the prevention and control of pollution in adjacent sea areas. It is including, marine pollution and port ship inspections, submarine (floating) garbage investigation and removal operations in Kenting and Xiaoqiu areas by education advocacy marine environment, the establishment of the field of environmental protection fleet and marine guard team, greening and beautification port environment. In particular, the wastes from the coast to the depths of the ocean are further classified and analyzed to provide the most direct and valuable data on the current state of marine pollution in Taiwan. To assist the government in formulating a marine protection policy as a means of implementing the business in this council and related environmental protection units. A reference for evaluation, actively seeking sustainable business strategies for the marine environment. Therefore, to promote the concept of environmental protection of the marine environment and maintain clean waters of the ocean. The team is divided into five principal majors through the 2018 Pingtung county for marine waste removal and marine environmental education promotion plan. (1) Submarine (floating) garbage investigation and removal operations to let the public know the difficulty of clearing the bottom of the sea. (2) Marine pollution response to ship and port inspection, strengthen the proper handling of marine pollution prevention and control and establish a mutual consensus for coastguard team. (3) Combination of education marine environment advocacy into the public such as the schools, the communities, and other government organizations to understand the current state of the marine environment. Through the theme of "Restricting plastics", "Reducing plastics", "Plastic-free" and " Do not fall the garbage into the sea" as the theme, to understand the current status of the marine environment, and through the Facebook (Kiss and clean Pingtung Sea, 親清屏東海) and the marine environment education seminars (Pingtung County Environmental Education Counseling Group), the way to share advocacy cherishing and protecting oceans. (4) Promote the establishment of environmental protection fleet and marine guard team within the jurisdiction of Pingtung county, and invite vessels such as fishing boats, yachts, sightseeing boats, and transportation vessels within the authority to set up environmental protection fleets and advocate the prevention of falling garbage from the sea and spontaneous maintenance of clean ocean. (5) Promote green ports and port landscaping green environment to provide to clean communities nearby. The results report of the end of 107th year shown, (1) Total 25 submarine (floating) garbage investigation and removal operations, a total of 397.3 Kg of marine waste, abandoned in the ocean among the things, the most are wastes such as marine activities and vessels (such as discarded fishing nets, fishing lines) and other wastes (such as plastic chips, non-recyclable waste). (2) Marine pollution response and port ship inspections, the ports and there was a total of 353 inspections, a total of 6 performances in equipment implementation or training sessions, a total of 200 participants in the training, and as well as the security of the entire coastline of the Pingtung county (23 coast Guard units as security). Defend the team and establish a group to facilitate the occurrence of pollution, to be able to inform each other and prevent the spread of marine pollution incidents. (3) The large-scale clean the sea and beach activities handled total two times in Zhenhang Park, Donggang Town, Xiaoqiu Visitor Center, respectively with 574 participants in the activities. Total of 518.3 Kg of marine waste in the sea and the beach. These results of the waste investigation were uploading to the Marine Pollution Prevention and Management System of the Ocean Conservation Administration, Ocean Affairs Council for the marine waste record. (4) In the marine environmental education promotion section handled a total of 27 sessions. Total 1,639 participants from in the schools, communities and the fisherman's association, respectively. They were cooperating with us not only clean and maintenance sea environment, but also promote the concept of do not fall the garbage into the sea and plastic-free in the source and generate natural habits. Starting from schools, communities, fisheries and other places, students can infect the whole family; the city can reach the village; the fisheries can affect fishers and set up small marine soldiers to continue to strengthen the marine environment from seminar class. (5) Part of the environmental protection fleet and marine guard team, this year moved to Donggang district to set up marine guard team, and the Donggang District Fishermen's Association. The concept of mutual consensus, and the establishment of 60 environmental protection fleet and marine guard team. (6) Recycling of resources, a total of 651 batteries, 1,638 plastic bags, 3,991 bottles, 1,942 glass bottles, 21 kilograms of iron and aluminum cans, 290 kilograms of paper, and other 33 kilograms. (7) To promote the marine green port policy, ten garbage collection facilities will be set up in the county's port area and appropriate locations for use by the public or fishers. (8) Innovatively, as a total of eight items. We set up a marine small vanguard team, Pingtung county activities, The 2018 【Sea clear day】beach activities, the marine environmental education website and the strengthening of media propaganda, the unit group of coast guard and rescue agreement, the Ocean Education and Environmental Sustainability Forum, the Seaweed ecology survey in Pingtung county (Kenting and Xiaoqiu) area. The marine environmental education promotion video had broadcasted on the Donggang - Xiaoqiu line. In this way, from the first marine protection network, marine environmental education, set an example by personally taking part to cleansing marine, related research and investigation and expansion of publicity and propaganda to the whole people, to create the vitality of Taiwan's ocean.

marine waste removal, marine environmental education promotion, marine pollution prevention and control