Prohibition of discharge of certain products or substances.

No vessel shall, while in

Antarctica, discharge into the sea any garbage, plastic or other product or substance that is harmful to the marine environment.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, garbage, in respect of a vessel, means all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste, excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically.