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California State Lands Commission: Ballast Water Program
URL: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Spec_Pub/MFD/Ballast_Water/Ballast_Water_Default.html

Description:
This organization "recommends specific performance standards for the discharge of ballast water into the waters of the state" following international shipping trips. Includes information about measures to prevent nonindigenous (also called exotic) species into the waters of California, shipping rates, legislation, and related information and documents.

LII Topics: Water and California

Publisher:
State of California

Extra Keywords
invasion aquatic invasive

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Ballast (Ships)
Discharge of ballast water
Environmental protection -- California
Introduced organisms

LII Database Information:
Record 19281 created by Maria Brandt on 10/10/2005
Last modification on 03/22/2007
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 05/08/2007
Published: 10/13/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19281

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