Ballast water sampling as a critical component of biological invasions risk management |
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Authors: | David Matej Perkovic Marko |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation, University of Ljubljana, Pot pomorscakov 4, Portoroz, SI 6320, Slovenia. matej.david@fpp.uni-lj.si |
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Abstract: | The human mediated transfer of harmful organisms via shipping, specifically via ballast water transport, leading to the loss of biodiversity, alteration of ecosystems, negative impacts on human health and in some regions economic loss, has raised considerable attention especially in the last decade. Ballast water sampling is very important for biological invasions risk management. The complexity of ballast water sampling is a result of both the variety of organism diversity and behaviour, as well as ship design including availability of ballast water sampling points. Furthermore, ballast water sampling methodology is influenced by the objectives of the sampling study. In the course of research conducted in Slovenia, new sampling equipment for ships' ballast water was developed and tested. In this paper new ballast water sampling methods and equipment together with practical shipboard testing results are presented. |
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Keywords: | Ballast water Biological invasions Shipboard sampling Methods and equipment Risk assessment Risk management |
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