Ballast water
August 13th, 2008
Ballast water
WDFW - New Ballast Water Rules in Effect
The 2000 legislative session passed a ballast water management law. The first rule implementing that law goes into effect as of 9/22/2000. This rule in effect makes the U.S. (more...)
Ballast Water ? Washington Invasive Species ...
Ships are dumping invasive species laden ballast water into Washington Waters (more...)
OptiMar Ballast Systems
Practical solutions for ballast water treatment. MicroKill kills organisms and pathegens that may spread to new coastal areas. (more...)
MITSG CCR: Marine Bioinvasions
What is Ballast Water? In order to maintain stability during transit along coasts and on the open ocean, ships fill their ballast tanks with water. (more...)
Ballast Water - DAFF
On July 1 2001, Australia introduced mandatory ballast water management requirements (the requirements) to reduce the risk of introducing harmful aquatic organisms into Australia ... (more...)
Water Ballast
WATER BALLAST. return to technical articles. First published by BOATBUILDER magazine, December 1993 . Ballast is necessary to help control the heeling motion a boat experiences ... (more...)
Ballast Water & Exotic Species
Ballast Water & Exotic Species. Every hour an average of more than 2 million gallons of ballast water, meaning 2 million gallons of foreign plankton, are released in U.S. waters (more...)
Invasive Species: Aquatic Species- Ballast Water
This section of Invasivespeciesinfo.gov provides information and resources for invasive aquatic species as an educational informational tool. (more...)
NBIC: National Ballast Information Clearinghouse
... SERC) studies the invasion of Chesapeake Bay and other areas by nonindigenous species. Research projects include the Nonindigenous Species Database and the National Ballast Water ... (more...)
Ballast water - what it is and why it poses a problem
Ballast water is carried in unladen ships to provide stability. It is taken on board at the port before the voyage begins and tiny stowaways, in the form of marine organisms, are ... (more...)