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The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has prepared PACPOL, the Pacific Oceans Pollution Prevention Programme. PACPOL addresses ship-sourced marine pollution in the Pacific island region, through, amongst other things, assisting countries to become members of the IMO and effectively implement the various IMO Conventions which help prevent marine pollution. PACPOL 2015–2020 is the third version of the PACPOL Strategy. The first PACPOL strategy was developed in 2000, and the second in 2009, all with the financial assistance and partnership of IMO.

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In a region sometimes called 'Oceania', the health of the ocean is fundamental to the health of all aspects of the entire Pacific Islands region. Marine pollution is widely recognised as one of the three major threats to the world's oceans, along with habitat destruction and over-exploitation of living marine resources. Spills of oil and other chemicals into the marine environment, both from ships and land-based sources, is a significant source of pollution.