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Do Institutional Mechanisms Exist to Set and Enforce Standards for the Great Lakes That Exceed the Ballast Water Performance and Exchange Standards Established by the International Maritime Organization?
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Accession Number:

01105184

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to examine the options available to regulators and administrative agencies in the United States and Canada at both Federal and state, or provincial levels to establish more stringent standards for ballast water and/or ballast tank residuals. The ballast water discharged by ships entering the Great Lakes from offshore, or from other coastal areas is identified as a source (vector) for Exotic Species or Pathogens that could establish a colony within the Great Lakes ecosystem. This paper is not a legal brief as such, and will not attempt to analyze the legal standing of existing or proposed legislation.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was commissioned by the Committee on the St. Lawrence Seaway: Options to Eliminate Introduction of Nonindigenous Species into the Great Lakes, Phase 2, which was convened by the Transportation Research Board and the Division on Earth and Life Studies, both of which are divisions of the National Academies. This paper is published in conjunction with Transportation Research Board Special Report 291, "Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species." Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Stewart, Richard D

Pagination:

35p

Publication Date:

2007-6-11

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Bibliography; Figures (5) ; Glossary

Uncontrolled Terms:

Invasive species

Geographic Terms:

Canada; Great Lakes; United States

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 24 2008 11:22AM