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Do Ballast Water Management Systems Reduce Phytoplankton Introductions to Canadian Waters?
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Global coastal aquatic ecosystems are negatively impacted by the introduction of harmful aquatic species through the discharge of ships’ ballast water. To reduce discharges of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, such as toxic phytoplankton species ...
Oscar Casas-Monroy, Sarah A. Bailey
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Sampling Methodologies and Approaches for Ballast Water Management Compliance Monitoring
Promet (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
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Ballast Water Management in the Black Sea’s Ports
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2018 The objective of this work is to develop a case study in order to improve the ballast water management in the Black Sea’s ports. From this perspective, the present paper provides an extensive explanation about the main issues related to the control
Vasile Rata +2 more
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Ballast Water Risk Assessment: the Indian experience
ASEAN 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
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Frontiers 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
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Ballast Water Control and Management in Brunei Darussalam
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, 2018 The ongoing transfer of non-indigenous organisms through shipping, especially via ballast water transport, is placing marine and coastal resources under increased threat.
Hjh Zuliza Hj Jolkifli +1 more
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Effectiveness of a Barge-Based Ballast Water Treatment System for Multi-Terminal Ports
Promet (Zagreb), 2015 The paper presents outcomes of the discrete event simulation of the ballast water management in a multi-terminal port. The simulation includes ship’s manoeuvring, cargo and ballast operations and a barge-based ballast water treatment system operating ...
Lovro Maglić +2 more
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A Feasibility Review for an Uneven Baseline Basis Minimal Ballast Ship
한국해양공학회지, 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
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Analysis of Ballast Water Discharged in Port—A Case Study of the Port of Ploče (Croatia)
Journal 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
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Connection of Fisheries Management and Ballast Water Management Contract (Bwm Convention, 2004)
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022 Although land-based pollution is expressed as the most important pollution factor in the pollution of the seas (80%), the rate of pollution originating from ships (approximately 20%) is not to be underestimated.
Serpil Yilmaz, Esra Erikçi Bilgin
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