Management strategies to prevent the introduction of non-indigenous aquatic species in response to the Ballast Water Convention in Taiwan |
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| Institution: | 1. Departament de Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Spain;2. Coastal Biology Research Group, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain;3. Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña, 15001 A Coruña, Spain;4. Centre d''Estudis Avançats de Blanes, CSIC, Accés Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300, Blanes, Girona, Spain;1. Université Côte d''Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Parc Valrose, 28 Avenue Valrose, 06108 Nice, France;2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;3. University of the Aegean, Department of Marine Sciences, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece;4. University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology, Vienna, Austria;5. Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via del Cedro 38, 57122 Livorno, Italy;6. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoles, Italy;7. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy;8. Institut d''Ecologia Aquàtica, Universitat de Girona, E-17071 Girona, Catalonia, Spain;9. Physical Oceanography Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta;10. University of Haifa, School of Marine Sciences, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel;11. Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre (ENALIA), Acropoleos 2, Aglantzia 2101, Nicosia, Cyprus;12. Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Dobrota b.b., 85330 Kotor, Montenegro;13. University of Pavia, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy;14. National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (ILOR), Haifa 3108001, Israel;15. Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas, Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafet, B.P. 337, 1080 Tunis Cedex, Tunisia;p. Centre d''Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB‐CSIC) Blanes, Girona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The Convention for ballast water management is approaching the threshold of enforcement. Many countries around the world formulate national laws and regulations to mitigate the hazards of non-indigenous aquatic species (NIAS) brought about by the discharge of ballast water from ships. Taiwan’s critical location as an important transportation hub in the Western Pacific Ocean makes it a hot spot for the invasion of NIAS. Therefore, devising strategies for the management of ballast water is urgently needed. This study explores the global trend in ballast water management, and discusses the possible strategies which Taiwan may adopt in response to the Ballast Water Convention, from the perspective of Taiwan’s stakeholders in relation to the ballast water issue. Some of the proper actions that Taiwan should take in the future regarding the management of ballast water include: delineating the area for ballast water exchange, establishing the ballast water declaration system for incoming vessels, assisting shipping companies in installing ballast water treatment systems, determining risk priority for incoming vessels, and inspecting ballast water-related parameters by means of port state control (PSC). In this way, the invasion of NIAS may then be prevented in compliance with the global standards. |
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| Keywords: | Ballast water Non-indigenous aquatic species (NIAS) Port state control (PSC) Risk assessment Alternate ballast water exchange zone (ABWEZ) |
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