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Issue	Articles
Ballast Exchange - Volume 9	California Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Signed by Governor; The Global AIS Threat by "Marine Ecoregion"; Assessment of Ballast Water Treatment Systems: A Report from the California State Lands Commission; Rian Hooff: Oregon DEQ's One-Man Ballast Band; International Conference on Biofouling and Ballast Water Management Held in India; U.S. Coast Guard: Taking the Next STEP; "K "Line's New Car Carriers Feature Environmentally Friendly Design; Aquatic Invasions: A Curriculum for West Coast Aquatic Invasive Species Education; Climate Change, Aquatic Invasive Species and Adaptation of Management Activities; Jellyfish Invade the San Francisco Estuary; What's Growing on Down Under: Marine Biosecurity in New Zealand
Ballast Exchange - Volume 8	In this issue: Greetings; WCBOP Hires New Staff Member & Contacts; Coordination of Reporting Between Federal and State Ballast Water Programs: A Pilot Project; Putting Together the Pieces of the AIS Puzzle: Henry Lee; A Survey of AIS on California's Outer Coast; The Quagga Quagmire; Hyde Marine Ballast Water Treatment History; Mothball Fleet Update; California Assembly Bill 740; Federal AIS/Ballast Legislation Update; Biofouling Makes the IMO Agenda; Michigan Rocks the Boat with New Ballast Regulations; Ballast Free and Zero Discharge Ships - The Way of the Future
Volume 7 - Winter 2007	In this Issue: Greetings; WCBOP Hires New Staff Member; Calendar; Workshop on Alternative Ballast Water; Exchange Areas; Hull Cleaning of "Mothball Fleet"; Monitoring the West Coast; ANS Update; Industry on the Move - Eliminating AIS Using Ozone; Canada Publishes New Ballast Water Regulations; The USCG's Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program; Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Ballast Water Regulation Bill; Oregon Introduces Ballast Water Bills; Online Resources and Contacts; WCBOP Outreach Evaluation Surveys;
Volume 6 - Spring/Summer 2006	In this Issue: Greetings; CA Marine Invasive Species Program; Vessel Fouling; Ships' Sea Chests; Styela clava Invades New Zealand; Styela clava in North America; Online Resources; Industry on the Move - Matson Navigation and Ecochlor; Aquatic Bioinvasion Research & Policy Institute; Invasive Seaweed in CA - An Update; Contacts; References
Volume 5 - Spring/Summer 2003	Table of Contents: Greetings; IMO to Hold Diplomatic Conference; Evaluation of Ballast Treatment Efficacy; Online; Industry on the Move - Matson Navigation, Inc.; Ship Ballast Water Treatment Technologies Verification; Recent Events; USCG Proposed National Ballast Water Management Program; Contacts
Volume 4 - Spring/Summer 2002	Table of Contents: Greetings; West Coast Ballast Water Management Review; Industry on the Move - Business for Social Responsibility; NISA 2002: Coming Your Way; Noxious Seaweed Found in Southern California Coastal Waters; New Marine Invasions Research laboratory Opens in the San Francisco Bay Area; Ask the Editor; Contacts; Calendar; On Line
Volume 3 - Fall 2000	Table of Contents: Greetings; California's Ballast Water Management and Control Program Progress Report; Tracking Patterns of Invasion; Industry on the Move - Princess Cruises; On Line; U.S. Ports Endorse Ballast Water Management Legislation; First Annual Report on the National Ballst Water Survey; The Global Ballast Water Management Programme; Contacts; Calendar
Volume 2 - Spring 2000	Table of Contents: Welcome; U.S. Coast Guard Tests Ballast from Foreign Waters; Puget Sound: Shipping Patterns and Siting Ballast Exchange Zones; Copepods Invade the San Francisco Estuary; Oregon Initiates Ballast Program; California's Ballast Water Program; Washington Passes Ballast Water Management Bill; Ballast Water Management; In-Print and On-Line; Port of Stockton Adopts Ballast Water Program; Calendar; Contacts
Volume 1 - Fall 1999	Table of Contents: Greetings; Mitten Crab Alert; The Extent and Impacts of Ballast Water Invasions; Different Tricks - Different Ships; Vessels and Invasive Species; Port Takes Action; The Brazilian Dilution Method; Calendar; On Line; In Print; Regulating Ballast Water; Contacts