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Cohen writes first assessment of Arctic-wide risk of marine bioinvasions, risks

Fellow(s): Andrew Cohen
Topic(s): Coastal & Marine Conservation

IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting for its 69th session this week, and one paper submitted for discussion relates to bioinvasions in Arctic waters.

Friends of the Earth International has submitted a paper that describes what is presently known about the risks, pathways and potential control strategies for ship-mediated bioinvasions in the Arctic. The paper calls for either more stringent discharge standards for ballast water treatment systems used in Arctic waters than currently specified in the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention or a move to shore-based ballast water treatment.

The paper has been prepared by Dr Andrew N. Cohen of the Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions in California. 

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Andrew Cohen

1988 Fellow
Andrew Cohen directs the Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions, which focuses on the science and policy of biological invasions. He is currently organizing a national campaign to persuade the US EPA to regulate ballast water...