Appendix 3
Further reading/References
Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water to Minimize the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens (1998 edition). IMO. This publication contains the latest of the guidelines on avoiding the spread of potentially dangerous or damaging organisms.
Contact IMO Publications, web site: http://www.imo.org/imo/pubs/pubstart.htm
Stemming the Tide - Controlling Introductions of Nonindigenous Species by Ships' Ballast Water Committee on Ships' Ballast Operation, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington
D.C. 1996 ISBN 0-309-05537-7
Annotated bibliography on transplantations and transfers of aquatic organisms and their implications on aquaculture and ecosystems. By Prof H. Rosenthal. More than 10,000 literature entries - in preparation. Institut fur Meereskunde, Universitat Kiel, 23 Kiel, Dusternbrooker Weg 20, Germany.
Opportunistic settlers and the problem of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi invasion in the Black Sea. GESAMP Reports and Studies No.58. IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/WMO/WHO/ IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP). ISSN 1020-4873; ISBN 92-801-1436-4
IMO Bibliography on ballast water management. In preparation. Contact IMO Library for details.
Web sites:
National Invasive Species Act of 1996: http://www.nemw.org/nisa.htm
U.S. Coast Guard Sea Partners Campaign: http://www.uscg.mil/dotinfo/hq/g-m/nmc/seapart.htm
USCG Sea Partners: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/seapart.htm
Aquatic nuisance species: http://www.uscg.mil/dotinfo/hq/g-m/nmc/introsp.htm#nuisance
Exotic species and their effects on the Great Lakes - Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council:
http://www.great-lakes.org/exotics.html
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute:
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/communications/publications/Fish/roundgoby.html
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/communications/publications/Fish/ruffe.html
America's least wanted: Alien Species Invasions of U.S. Ecosystems from the Nature Conservancy:
http://www.consci.tnc.org/library/pubs/dd/toc.html
Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site (SGNIS): http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/sgnis/home.htm
GreatLakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS): http://www.glc.org/projects/ans/anspanel.html
Aquatic Nuisance Species(ANS)-Links to Other
ANS Sites:http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/ans/anslink.htm
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force: http://www.anstaskforce.gov/
AQIS Ballast Water Program: http://www.aqis.gov.au/ballastwater
Australian ballast water guidelines: http://www.dpie.gov.au/aqis/homepage/imadvice/bguidaus.html
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization): http://www.csiro.au/
UNCED: Agenda 21 Chapter 17 "Protection Of The Oceans, All Kinds Of Seas, Including Enclosed And Semi-enclosed Seas, And Coastal Areas And The Protection, Rational Use And Development Of Their Living Resources": http://www.igc.apc.org/habitat/Agenda 21/ch-17.html
BIMCO Ballast Water Regulation Database (BIMCO members only): http://www.bimco.dk
Visit the IMO web site at: http://www.imo.org
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