The cruise ship industry’s ongoing practice of dumping waste in our ocean has profound effects on the marine ecosystem.
- Overview of impacts of cruise ships on international waters and how local governments are holding the industry accountable, with focus on Caribbean. Whispers and Waste by Frank Campbell
- In Alaska, cruise ships don’t bring in enough economic benefits to counter their destruction of the marine ecosystem with their unsustainable waste disposal. "Cruise Ships Fail Pollution Tests," by Gershon Cohen Earth Island Journal
- Criminal Cruise Ships: Soiling the Seven Seas by Kira Schmidt Earth IslandJournal
Additional Resources
- Smith, S.H. "Cruise ships: A serious threat to coral reefs and associated organisms," Ocean Shoreline Management, 1988, 11:3, 231-248
- Johnson, David. "Environmentally sustainable cruise tourism: a reality check," Marine Policy, 2002, (26), 261-270
- Courtney, Aaron. "Multijurisdictional Regulation of Cruise Ship Discharges," Natural Resources & Environment, 2004, 19:1 (Summer), 50 - 56
- Klein, Ross A. "Left In Its Wake," Alternatives Journal, 28:4, 22-26
- "Nature & Resources: Cruise Ships," Ecologist, 2004, 34:1 (Feb), 30-31
- Persaud, B. and Douglas, J. "Tourism and environmental protection in the Caribbean," Ecodecision, 1996, No. 20, 58-60
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