Ballast water has been widely used by commercial vessels to control trim, draft and stability
since the late 1870s. While the global transport of ballast water (and associated sediments) …

Socioeconomic factors, including population growth, global trade and the worldwide
transport of materials, interact with environmental drivers to determine the sustainability of …

Despite its social and economic benefits, the trade in ornamental species (henceforth,'
ornamental trade') has become a major source of non-native fish introductions into …

Because significant global changes are currently underway in the Arctic, creating a large‐
scale standardized database for Arctic marine biodiversity is particularly pressing. This study …

We report the first Canadian Arctic-wide study of anthropogenic particles (APs,> 125 μm),
including microfibers (synthetic, semi-synthetic and anthropogenically modified cellulose) …

In this article, we examine the relations between global value chain governance and
environmental upgrading in maritime shipping. Drawing from interviews with global shipping …

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Maritime shipping is the transmission belt of the global economy. It is also a major
contributor to global environmental change through its under-regulated air, water and land …

Background Arctic biodiversity has long been poorly documented and is now facing rapid
transformations due to ongoing climate change and other impacts, including shipping …

Invasive species remain a major environmental problem in the world's oceans. Managing
the vectors of introduction is the most effective means of mitigating this problem, but current …