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ECO-PROS Invasive Non-Native Species
Established ecosystems have developed ... which spilled out of an oil tanker that ran aground and split open - due to an error in human judgment. The tanker is owned by an Ecuadorian shipping company that was contracted by ...
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Oil pollution of the sea
Anthropogenic: Marine oil transportation (accidents, operational discharges from tankers, etc.) + - + + ? Marine non-tanker shipping (operational, accidental, and illegal discharges) + - + ? - Offshore oil production (drilling ... shipping: Operational discharges from tankers 1,080 600 700 (400-1,500) 45% 564 (24%) Tanker accidents 300 300 400 (300-400) - - Losses from non-tanker shipping ...
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Helcom : Valid Recommendations
Press office Meetings and Documents Manuals and guidelines Indicator Fact Sheets Shipping The marine environment GIS List of valid HELCOM Recommendations The ... 00:00.0 Assessment of the need for escort towing in tanker transport routes to prevent accidents in the Baltic Sea area ... 13:00:00.0 Restricted use of Chemical agents and other Non-chemical means in oOil Combatting Operations on the Baltic Sea ...
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news2000june1
Currently, the state and federal governments are upgrading non-point pollution control regulations which should already include features ... to disposal rules for PCB contaminated sediments dredged from shipping channels and boat slips. The extra costs run into the millions. ... Oil Spill What was the disaster? The Exxon Valdez oil tanker crashed into a rock in Prince William Sound offshore from ...
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Consumption advisories often alert fish consumers to toxic contamination. Virtually non-existent in the American waters of Lake Ontario, the ... of New York State in the 1860s strongly suggests that shipping canals permitted the alewife to penetrate Lake Ontario in large ... native of Eastern Europe, the zebra mussel came from a tanker that discharged its ballast water into Lake St. Clair in 1988 ...
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International Convention for the Prevention of Polluiton from Ships
State and used, for the time being only on government non- commercial service. However, each Party shall ensure by the adoption of ... per cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping, have become parties to it in accordance with Article 13. 2. ... in its cargo spaces and includes combination carriers and any "chemical tanker" as defined in Annex II of the present Convention when it ...
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ITOPF - About ITOPF - History
Prior to 20th February, 1999, attendance at non-tanker incidents was on a consultative basis. However, the rising awareness of pollution from non-tanker shipping led to an important change in the funding arrangements of ITOPF. Since this date, the owners and bareboat charterers of non-tankers have been ...
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ITOPF - Spill Compensation - National Regimes
As Canada is ... these laws may be poorly known and of limited relevance to shipping accidents. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 In the wake of ... of plating thickness; overfill, tank level and pressure monitoring devices; tanker navigation safety standards and manning; and double hull requirements for ...
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Maryland Marine Notes: March-April 1996 Spotlight - Green Crabs: An Endless Invasion?
Maine lobsters and Atlantic bait worms. On the Western Front The ... levels, spider crabs, green crabs and the influx of yet another non-native species: Codium fragile, a bottom-rooting alga that locals ... threat of more invasions looms large with the approach of every tanker and container ship across the horizon, marine exotics remain a ...
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WWF - Sustainable use: Shipping
Sustainable use: Shipping Petrol tanker waiting for its cargo, Fujeirah port, United Arab Emirates. © WWF-Canon / Michel GUNTHER Pushing for better shipping practices What's the problem? Shipping is an enormous ... ground for ballast water of coastal origin Develops strict rules on special permissions for non-treatment of ballast water that could become loopholes in the convention, making it ...
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