The Biological Invasion Caused by Ship Ballast Water

Abstract

In order to ensure the safety of marine ecology and aquaculture in China, this paper introduced the biological invasion caused by ship ballast water discharge and its related international standards and legal provisions, and put forward some suggestions for the regulation of ship ballast water, for China is the third largest shipping country in the world. The results showed that the biological invasion caused by ship ballast water mainly included plankton and microorganisms. At present, the international ballast water discharge was mainly implemented by D-2 standard, and many countries regulated the ballast water by legal means. While accelerating the legislation of ship ballast water, China should strengthen basic data research, formulate unified norms and standards, and expand the fields of concern.

Keywords

• ship ballast water
• biological invasion
• ecological safety
• customs
• supervise