IMPLEMENTATION OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION – A STEP IN SAVING THE BLACK SEA ECO SYSTEM
Journal Title: Екологично инженерство и опазване на околната среда - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Marine ecosystems are under increasing anthropogenic pressures from marine and terrestrial activities. Shipping forms a network that spans the globe and introduces many economically and environmentally harmful invasive species, including human diseases such as cholera. Ship traffic, the major cause of change in the open ocean, and its temporal evolution are still largely unknown. Since the 1960s the Black Sea has undergone dramatic environmental changes. These changes are considered as result from a complex interaction of different pressures, the most important being eutrophication, overfishing and introduction of alien species. Some nations, and the International Maritime Organization, are moving towards requirements for managing ballast water to reduce the number of alien species transported and released.
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Blagovest Belev Belev
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