Overall conclusions on the ballast water issue and its management options
David, M.; Gollasch, S. (2015). Overall conclusions on the ballast water issue and its management options, in: David, M. et al. Global maritime transport and ballast water management: Issues and solutions. Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, 8: pp. 293-301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9367-4_11 In: David, M.; Gollasch, S. (Ed.) (2015). Global maritime transport and ballast water management: Issues and solutions. Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, 8. Springer: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-017-9366-7. XV, 306 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9367-4, more In: Drake, J.A. (Ed.) Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology. Springer Science+Business Media. ISSN 1874-7809, more |
| Keyword | | | Author keywords | Ballast water • Harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens • Invasive species • Transfer • Ballast water management • Ballast water risk assessment • Ballast water management decision support system |
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| Abstract | Ballast water management was demonstrated to be a complex issue, hence there are no simple solutions. The BWM Convention was adopted to support globally a uniform approach to prevent harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens to be further spread around the world by ballast water and sediment releases, considering the aspects of safe and efficient operations of shipping, while at the same time providing for the protection of natural environments, human health, property and resources. The conclusions and the current state of knowledge is summarized here and presented thematically sorted as per the book chapters. The overall final conclusions are presented at the end including an outlook highlighting future ballast water management related issues which need to be solved. |
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