earthplatform.com

Results 1 - 10 from 73 for ships entering in 0.262 sec.

Aquatic Non-Native Invasive Species RAP
The majority of the ships entering the Great Lakes are NOBOB – they come in loaded – discharge cargo, then load Great Lakes ... entry and spread of aquatic NIS through regulations targeting the vessels entering the Great Lakes, and new technology to rid these ships of their unwanted aquatic stowaways. The individual boat owner and ...
www.on.ec.gc.ca

EnviroZine - Features - Balancing Act: Ballast Water Treatment Technologies to Address Invasive Species Problem
Canada Shipping Act that required all ships entering Canada's waters to manage their ballast water. The Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations require ships entering waters under Canadian jurisdiction to: ... offers some protection where the difference is large, for example, in the case of ships entering ports in freshwater ecosystems with salt water ballast from the high seas. However, ...
www.ec.gc.ca

Great Lakes United - Invasive Species
Great Lakes United recognizes that we can use tools already at our disposal to control invasions. Therefore, we strongly urge the following: 1. Research into fitting and retrofitting ships ... ships. 2. The implementation of best ship management techniques for the purpose of reducing invasions. Such techniques could drastically reduce the volume of foreign material entering ...
glu.org

Great Lakes United - Invasive Species
Great Lakes United believes that ships traveling outside the freshwater basin should be prohibited from discharging ballast water into the ... the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin from ships originating from foreign freshwater ports. This prohibition of ballast water discharge must apply to ships entering the basin classified as “Ballast on ...
glu.org More from this site

IMPACT Press Feb.-March '04: Editorial: Dissent Under Siege
The law was created in 1872 and was enacted to stop pimps from climbing aboard ships entering port. Why, you ask? Because back in the late 19th century, there was a problem ... months later. Greenpeace says that what they did doesn't fit that law, which references ships "about to" dock, and that a ship going 10mph that is three miles out to ...
impactpress.com

Our Great Lakes -
While in a foreign port, a ship draws water ... MacIsaac, 2000. What is being done?Governments use a combination of regulations and guidelines requiring ships entering the Great Lakes to first exchange their ballast in open salt water, where there should ...
www.on.ec.gc.ca

Introduced species - EPA/QPWS
Since 1990, ships entering Australian ports from overseas have been asked to comply with voluntary quarantine guidelines. These ... Australia. The Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) can test ballast water on a ship entering Australian waters from overseas and may prohibit discharge of ballast water if it is ...
www.epa.qld.gov.au

Background Information - Research and Management Priorities for Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes is the sea lamprey, first entering the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean via the Erie ... exchange requirements established in 1993 by the U.S. for ships entering the Great Lakes (see below; Ricciardi 2001). The best indicator ... the Great Lakes, the primary being ships, unintentional releases, intentional releases, canals, and rail or highway. Ships' ballast tanks were the ...
iaglr.org

Larry Agran - Local Politics, Global Issues
India, or around the African continent, they created a demand for faster, more powerful sailing ships. The same impulse is, today, drawing the globe together. In Irvine there are 600-plus ... to Canada. Travel anywhere around the world, and you will find evidence that we are entering the era of a global economy. Will: There are some people who don't like ...
www.context.org

Terms Beginning With "I"
Incineration at Sea: Disposal of waste by burning at sea on specially-designed incinerator ships. Incinerator: A furnace for burning waste under controlled conditions. Incompatible Waste: A waste ... , library, or city hall) convenient for local residents. Inhalable Particles: All dust capable of entering the human respiratory tract. Initial Compliance Period (Water): The first full three-year ...
epa.gov