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  Round Gobies: Alien Fish In Swedish Waters

  ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2008) — A round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was caught in late July off the Swedish coast near Karlskrona. This is the first find of its kind in Sweden. The species, which originates from the Black Sea and probably spread to the Baltic via ballast water, has been found ...

  John Niemel added 11 months ago

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  West Coast Ballast Outreach Project - Home Page

  The West Coast Ballast Outreach Project works collaboratively with partnering organizations throughout the West Coast and Pacific Basin in the development of outreach programs and tools to manage aquatic invasive species (AIS) and ballast water issues. Initiated in 1999 and funded by the ...

  meika added 15 months ago

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  Keeping Invasive Species Out Of The Great Lakes

  ScienceDaily (July 17, 2008) — The United States should follow Canada's lead and adopt standards identical to those proposed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to prevent invasive species from entering the Great Lakes, says a new report from the United States' National Research Council....

  John Niemel added 15 months ago

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  Queen's marine biologist investigates aliens beneath the waves

  Queen's University Belfast is appealing for help from the public in looking at ways to detect and stop the spread of marine aliens.

  meika added 16 months ago

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  New ballast treatment could protect Great Lakes fish

  The ballast water is disinfected with sodium hypochlorite—ordinary household bleach. Then it is treated with ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, which neutralizes the bleach before the water is released into the lake.

  meika added 17 months ago

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