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Pressures
Impacts

MEASURES INVENTORY FICHE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONSE

Response Title
Introducing controls and management of ballast water of ships e.g. Ballast water management zones
Location of the response
Global
Country of the response
Not available
Application to PERSEUS´s Pilot Case Studies
Unknown

TARGET OF THE RESPONSE

Impacted Ecosystem
Marine
Users (sectors)/ driving forces
Ocean and Coastal Environmental Quality Protection
Active or not in the Mediterranean Sea
Not Active
Active or not in the Black Sea
Not Active
Activity
Ballast uptake and dumping area closures
Pressure
Biological disturbance
Impact (environmental)
Introduction pathogens/ invasive species

RESPONSE/MEASURE

Type of Programme of Measures
CAC measures:X
Type of measure
Input controls
Sub-type of measure
Regulations / Norms
Example explanation
Ballast water that originates from other regional seas contains alien species that can be a threat to other regional seas. Therefore, alien ballast water should not be introduced. Changing ballast water outside regional sea basins must be encouraged posit
Info sources
Mrs. K. Kaminska HELCOM, 2010. Maritime Activities in the Baltic Sea – An integrated thematic assessment on maritime activities and response to pollution at sea in the Baltic Sea Region. Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 123
Keywords
Legislation; Management; Control measures; Regulation; Policy
Type of Programme of Measures
Economic measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Technical , technological and research-oriented measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Social measures:No