The development of ballast water management in Canada: A critical analysis of the journey [graduate project].

• Main Author: Scriven, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: ballast water management (BWM); ballast water exchange (BWE); non-indigenous species (NIS); aquatic invasive species (AIS); Canadian policy; marine ecosystems; Introduced organisms; Introduced aquatic organisms; Arctic; Canada; Lawrence River; Pacific; Newfoundland; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/56207

Non-indigenous species (NIS) and aquatic invasive species (AIS) create significant risks when introduced to foreign ecosystems. One of the many vectors facilitating the transport of NIS is ballast water, and as commercial shipping increases globally so too does the use of ballast water. Despite Cana...