Rigby, Geoff and Taylor, Alan and Hallegraeff, Gustaaf (2003) Fifteen years of managing ballast water to minimise the biological threat to Australia's marine environment - Past, present and future. Maritime Studies (133). pp. 21-30. ISSN 0726-6472
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Following the identification of non-indigenous toxic marine dinoflagellates in the port of Hobart in the late 1980s, ship’s ballast water has been recognised by the Australian Government and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a pollutant of major environmental consequence. As a result a variety of Voluntary and Mandatory Guidelines and Regulations have been implemented in various countries in an attempt to minimise the likelihood of the spread of harmful organisms and their effects on the environment, economy and human health. Voluntary ballast water quarantine guidelines were first introduced into Australia in 1990 by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS), and in July 2001 AQIS implemented mandatory Ballast Water Management regulations that require all international vessels to manage their ballast and not discharge high-risk water in Australian ports.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Australia, Marine Environment, Ballast Water, IMO, Research and Development, Marine Pollution |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2022 09:54 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2022 09:54 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/12104 |
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