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US Ballast Water Management Update

Skuld

On 23 March 2012 the US Coast Guard published a final rule on ballast water management (BWM) for the control of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species (ANS) in US waters. The rule became effective on 21 June 2012 but the requirements will be phased in over a period of several years.