Electronic decision-support tools are now an essential component of government strategies
to battle non-native species, with taxon-specific, paper-based risk analysis schemes often …

Non-indigenous species (NIS) are recognized as a global threat to biodiversity and
monitoring their presence and impacts is considered a prerequisite for marine …

The ship-generated oily wastes are noxious to the environment and have a high potential for
valorisation. In its first annexe, the Marine Pollution Convention prohibits discharging it in the …

As Japan has announced its decision to start discharging radioactive water into the Pacific
Ocean, it's expected that global marine environment pollution will worsen due to the …

Vector-based risk assessment is a powerful and efficient management approach for
nonindigenous species (NIS). By managing a vector, an entire assemblage of associated …

Commercial vessels are built for the transport of various cargoes or passengers. When a
vessel is not fully laden, additional weight is required to provide for the vessel's …

The United Nations recognized the transfer of harmful organisms and pathogens across
natural barriers as one of the four greatest pressures to the world's oceans and seas …

The effects of UV irradiation on the respiration and survival of Escherichia coli in various
concentrations of aqueous NaCl were investigated in the presence of a photocatalyst. In this …

Abstract The Adriatic Sea is considered as a hotspot of marine biodiversity but, due to
intense human activities (eg maritime transport, mariculture), it is also a recipient area of non …

Abstract Information about the profile of ballast water discharges in a port is one of the basic
elements of the decision making process in ballast water risk assessment and management …