Ballast Water

Ballast Water Legislation

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Current State of Understanding about the Effectiveness of Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) in Reducing Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) Introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA: Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information (Sep 2007; PDF | 4.5 MB)
U.S. Government Printing Office. Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection Archive.
Compiled and Edited by Gregory Ruiz and David Reid, NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-142.

Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (Updated Jun 20, 2007; PDF | 111 KB)
National Council for Science and the Environment. National Library for the Environment.
Congressional Research Service Report RL32344.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Legal Aspects

National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Controls; Legal Aspects

Report to Congress on the Voluntary National Guidelines for Ballast Water Management (Nov 2001; PDF | 2.5 MB)
American Association of Port Authorities.
Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: The U.S. Coast Guard released their report to congress, recommending a nation wide mandatory ballast water exchange program. The report outlines the recommended changes in the program and includes a projected timeline for the proposed changes.

Ballast Water Management
DHS. Coast Guard. Operating and Environmental Standards.
Controls; Legal Aspects
Special Note: The Coast Guard's final rule was published on Mar 23, 2012 in the Federal Register, and is effective 90 days after publication, or Jun 21, 2012.

Ballast Water Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Ballast Water and Aquatic Invasive Species
DOT. Maritime Administration.
Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Contains full text reports and other publications.

Ballast Water: Invasive Species
EPA. Wastewater Management.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Marine Invasive Species Program
California Department of Fish and Game. Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
Dispersion; Special Note: Database

Ballast Water Program
California State Lands Commission.
Controls; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Division of Aquatic Resources.
Impacts; Legal Aspects

Maryland's Former Ballast Water Management Regulations
Maryland Department of the Environment.
Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Frequently Asked Questions
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Vessel Discharge (Ballast Water) Program
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Discharges: Protecting New York's Waters from Invasive Species
New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Introduction History; Impacts; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Program
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Discharge General Permit Media Kit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Impacts; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Background
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant. Center for Coastal Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water Research
Portland State University. Center for Lakes and Reservoirs.
Photographs; Dispersion; Legal Aspects

Ballast Water
European Maritime Safety Agency.
Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast)
International Maritime Organization. Global Environment Facility.
Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Contains full text monographs and other publications.

EMBLA: Environmental Risk Management System for Ballast Water Assessment
Det Norske Veritas.
Impacts; Controls

Canada Shipping Act - Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations (PDF | 110 KB)
Canada Department of Justice. Legal Aspects
Special Note: Current to May 14, 2012 (accessed Jun 6, 2012)

Ballast Water Management - Position Paper (Mar 2007; PDF | 58 KB)
American Association of Port Authorities.
Impacts; Controls; Legal Aspects

Great Lakes Law Weblog: Aquatic Invasive Species and Ballast Water Pollution
Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.
Impacts; Legal Aspects

Great Ships Initiative
Great Ships Initiative.
Impacts; Controls; Research

Stemming the Tide: Controlling Introductions of Nonindigenous Species by Ships' Ballast Water (1996)
National Research Council. Committee on Ships' Ballast Operations.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Full text monograph.

Maritime Environmental Resource Center (MERC): A Maryland Ballast Water Initiative
Maritime Environmental Resource Center.
Controls

Pacific Ballast Water Group
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
Impacts; Controls; Special Note: Contains full text presentations.

Non-Indigenous Species and Ballast Water
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Dispersion; Controls

Ballast Water Management - Policy Issues Package
State Environmental Resource Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Dispersion; Legal Aspects