Guidelines for development of a national ballast water management strategy
2010
Tamelander, Jerker |
Riddering, Laura |
Haag, F. |
Matheickal, J. |
This manual is the product of countriesÂ’ requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in shipsÂ’ ballast water and sediments. It is directed at national level practitioners as a hands-on guide to the development of national ballast water management strategies.