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The cadets' understanding of the ballast water management convention [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2022
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) since September 8, 2017, has implemented the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention as an effort to protect the maritime environment from ballast water pollution.
El Husna Iksiroh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The biological content of ballast water in China: A review

open access: yesAquaculture and Fisheries, 2017
The introduction of species through the release of ballast water has become a major threats to marine biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide. China is one of the top trading countries, yet little is known about exotic species in the ballast water ...
Huixian Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ballast water allocation optimization of crane vessels based on MOEA/D algorithm

open access: yesZhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2021
ObjectivesTo improve the efficiency of the ballast water allocation of crane vessels and reduce energy consumption in this process, an optimization method following a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition (MOEA/D) is proposed ...
Jia ZHOU, Lei SONG
doaj   +1 more source

Community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates in reclaimed and natural tidal flats of the Yangtze River estuary

open access: yesAquaculture and Fisheries, 2019
Previous studies have found differences between communities of benthic macroinvertebrates living in constructed tidal flats compared with natural ones.
Junzeng Xue   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Ballast Water Discharged in Port—A Case Study of the Port of Ploče (Croatia)

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Ballast water is recognized as a major vector for the transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens (HAOP) and a source of sea pollution that negatively affects the environment and human health.
Nermin Hasanspahić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sampling Methodologies and Approaches for Ballast Water Management Compliance Monitoring

open access: yesPromet (Zagreb), 2011
The human-mediated transfer of harmful organisms via shipping, especially via ballast water transport, has raised considerable attention especially in the last decade due to the negative associated impacts.
Stephan Gollasch, Matej David
doaj   +1 more source

Key Ballast Water Management Regulations With a View on Ballast Water Management Systems Type Approval Process

open access: yesNaše More (Dubrovnik), 2019
Over the last few decades, the spread of invasive aquatic organisms via ships’ ballast water became one of the global environmental issues of most concern.
Leo Čampara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ballast Water Risk Assessment: the Indian experience

open access: yesASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, 2018
The Ballast Water Risk Assessment serves as a “Decision Support System” for any given port to take appropriate ballast water management actions. Risk assessment involves collation of data from the ballast water reporting forms to identify the source of ...
Venkat Krishnamrthy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical assessment of ballast water exchange compliance: Implementation in North America and New Zealand

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Fluorescence by naturally occurring dissolved organic matter (FDOM) is a sensitive indicator of ballast water source, with high FDOM in coastal ballast water decreasing typically dramatically when replaced by oceanic seawater during ballast water ...
Monaca eNoble   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Feasibility Review for an Uneven Baseline Basis Minimal Ballast Ship

open access: yes한국해양공학회지, 2020
Although there are many kinds of advanced ballast water management systems, pioneering studies for ballast-water free ship and minimal ballast water ship concepts are in progress. In this study, the existing alternatives of ballast water are reviewed and
Hee Jin Kang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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