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5 - Ballast Water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2021

By
Stephan Gollasch  and
Matej David
Edited by
Stephen de Mora ,
Timothy Fileman  and
Thomas Vance
Stephen de Mora
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Timothy Fileman
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Thomas Vance
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Summary

One of the most recent threats to any type of water caused by humans is species introduction through ballast water and sediment releases, which may result in harmful effects on the natural environment, human health, property and resources globally. One of the key species introduction vectors is shipping predominantly through species transfers in ballast water and biofouling of vessels (David & Gollasch, 2015a; Davidson & Simkanin, 2012; Ojaveer et al., 2017; WGITMO, 2015). The relative importance of vectors may regionally be very different, and in some regions biofouling may prevail (Carlton & Eldredge, 2009). However, this chapter is limited to ballast water species transfers.

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Environmental Impact of Ships , pp. 96 - 111
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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