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Algal blooms as biofilm analogues: Evolutionary insights into cyanobacterial adaptation

open access: yes
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026.
Hidetoshi Urakawa, Hans W. Paerl
wiley   +1 more source

Is existing legislation fit-for-purpose to achieve Good Environmental Status in European seas? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Recent additions to marine environmental legislation are usually designed to fill gaps in protection and management, build on existing practices or correct deficiencies in previous instruments.
Boyes, Suzanne J.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Implementation of Ballast Water Management Plan in Ships Through Ballast Water Exchange System

open access: yesProcedia Engineering, 2017
Abstract In this paper, sequential method has applied for ballast water exchange of ships. Moreover, a model has been developed in Maxsurf to carry out the sequential method. The sequential method is a process by which a ballast tank intended for the carriage of ballast water is first emptied and then refilled with replacement ballast water to ...
openaire   +1 more source

TRADABLE RISK PERMITS TO PREVENT FUTURE INTRODUCTIONS OF ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES INTO THE GREAT LAKES [PDF]

open access: yes
Alien invasive species contribute to biodiversity loss and cause billions of dollars of economic damage in the Great Lakes. We examine the design and efficiency of a tradeable permit system for biological pollution due to alien species that invade the ...
Horan, Richard D., Lupi, Frank
core   +1 more source

Development and flight evaluation of an augmented stability active controls concept: Executive summary [PDF]

open access: yes
A pitch active control system (PACS) was developed and flight tested on a wide body jet transport (L-1011) with a flying horizontal stabilizer. Two dual channel digital computers and the associated software provide command signals to a dual channel ...
Guinn, W. A.
core   +1 more source

Ship Ballast Water Management in Turkish Ports and Waterways

open access: yesMarine Technology Society Journal, 2011
AbstractThe introduction of invasive marine species into a new environment by ballast water attached to ship hulls has been identified as one of the four greatest threats to the world’s oceans. The other three are land-based sources of marine pollution, overexploitation of living marine resources, and physical alteration/destruction of marine habitat.
Satir, Tanzer, Kura, Bhaskar
openaire   +2 more sources

Harmful and toxic algae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The chapter provides basic facts about harmful and toxic algae. It also discusses the conditions that stimulate their occurrence, different types of harmful and toxic algal blooms and their effects to fish and marine environment. The different strategies
Caturao, Romeo
core   +1 more source

The Economic Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

open access: yes
Invasive species are a growing threat in the United States, causing losses in biodiversity, changes in ecosystems, and impacts on economic enterprises such as agriculture, fisheries, and international trade.
Fernandez, Linda   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Maritime Trade, Biological Invasions, and the Properties of Alternate Inspection Regimes [PDF]

open access: yes
We analyze the problem of preventing biological invasions caused by ships transporting internationally traded goods between countries and continents. Specifically, we ask the following question: Should a port manager have a small number of inspectors ...
Amit Batabyal, Hamid Beladi, Won Koo
core  

Simulation-based model course to demonstrate seafarers' competence for deck officers' discipline [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Postprint (published ...
Barahona Fuentes, Claudia   +10 more
core  

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