Critical review of the IMO international convention on the management of ships’ ballast water and sediments

Gollasch, Stephan; David, Matej; Voigt, Matthias; Dragsund, Egil; Hewitt, Chad L.; Fukuyo, Yasuwo

doi:10.1016/j.hal.2006.12.009

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“…To our knowledge, the -polluter pays‖ principle so far has rarely been applied to biological pollution cases, at least in the marine environment, although the compliance monitoring is an important instrument in the Ballast Water Management Convention of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations body to deal with shipping (Gollasch et al 2007). …”

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Recommendations on methods for the detection and control of biological pollution in marine coastal waters

Olenin

Elliott

Bysveen

et al. 2011

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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:Adverse effects of invasive alien species (IAS), or biological pollution, is an increasing problem in marine coastal waters, which remains high on the environmental management agenda. All maritime countries need to assess the size of this problem and consider effective mechanisms to prevent introductions, and if necessary and where possible to monitor, contain, control or eradicate the introduced impacting organisms. Despite this, and in contrast to more enclosed water bodies, the openness of marine systems indicates that once species are in an area then eradication is usually impossible. Most institutions in countries are aware of the problem and have sufficient governance in place for management. However, there is still a general lack of commitment and concerted action plans are needed to address this problem. This paper provides recommendations resulting from an international workshop based upon a large amount of experience relating to the assessment and control of biopollution. Highlights► We summarize the results of an international workshop on marine biopollution. ► We recommend science-based information support for bioinvasion management. ► We outline types of bioinvasion monitoring and consider topical research needs. ► We emphasize the role of taxonomy training and public involvement. ► Biopollution should be treated in the same way as any other type of pollution.

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Recommendations on methods for the detection and control of biological pollution in marine coastal waters

Olenin

Elliott

Bysveen

et al. 2011

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Ships have long been recognized as vectors for translocation of marine species (e.g., Ostenfeld 1908) but, as we emphasized earlier, practical responses to minimize translocation of species by ships have focused largely on ballast water (e.g., Cangelosi et al 2007, Gollasch et al 2007, despite the fact that hull fouling is a major source of introduction of seaweeds and many other kinds of marine organisms ). Particularly as TBT-based antifouling is phased out, and given the cost of engineering solutions to hull fouling, translocation of alien seaweeds by shipping is likely to be with us for a long time to come unless hull scrubbing or other hull treatment is forced through regulation, which seems unlikely, at least in the medium term (see Doelle et al 2007).…”

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“…Engineering solutions (e.g., mechanical hull scrubbers) have presumably not been cost effective. Indeed, most engineering efforts to control translocation of marine species, including algae, by shipping have focused on treatment of ballast water (e.g., Cangelosi et al 2007, Gollasch et al 2007). …”

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Seaweed invasions: conclusions and future directions

Johnson

2007

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In the introduction of this special issue of Botanica Marina, we established the scope of this topic around a series of questions, which also provided a framework for integrating the different contributions and a means of highlighting deficiencies in knowledge and understanding (Johnson and Chapman 2007). In defining challenges for the future and suggesting how those challenges might best be tackled to optimize returns on research investment, it is useful to revisit those questions under four main headings dealing with species introductions per se, the invasion process, consequences of invasions and human responses to the threat and occurrence of invasion.

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“…However, discharge ballast water will introduce exotic organisms into local water environment, which may affect the aquatic ecosystem [2]. In the discharged ballast water, active organisms should at least meet the regulation D-2 ballast water discharge standard [3,4].…”

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Comprehensive Evaluation Model of Energy Trust Project Based on Regional Distribution Network

Peng¹,

Pei²,

Zhang³

et al. 2017

Topics in Civil, Environmental &Amp; Building Engineering (TICEBE)

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This work investigates the use of electrolysis for ballast water treatment. The total residual oxidant (TRO) generation and microalgae inactivation were examined, and the effects of hydraulic residence time (HRT), current density, and water salinity were evaluated. Results show that TRO could be generated by seawater electrolysis, and the produced TRO concentration was positively correct with HRT, current density, and water salinity. The increase in water salinity decreased energy consumption, while the effects of HRT and current density on energy efficiency were complex. The persistence of TRO resulted in algae inactivation in the effluent. Considering efficiency and cost, electrolysis technology has advantages in ballast water treatment.

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Critical review of the IMO international convention on the management of ships’ ballast water and sediments

Cited by 150 publications

References 8 publications

Recommendations on methods for the detection and control of biological pollution in marine coastal waters

Recommendations on methods for the detection and control of biological pollution in marine coastal waters

Seaweed invasions: conclusions and future directions

Comprehensive Evaluation Model of Energy Trust Project Based on Regional Distribution Network

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