Ballast Water Best Management Practices to Reduce the Likelihood of Transporting Pathogens That May Spread Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
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USCG recommends enhanced ballast water practices to limit spread of coral disease threatening Caribbean reefs via vessel discharge pathways. <a href="https://amzn.to/4j94PDE">Buy by United States Coast Guard and U.S. Department of Homeland Security</a>
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Source: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Featured-Content/Mariners/Marine-Safety-Information-Bulletins-MSIB/
ballast water managementStony Coral Tissue Loss DiseaseSCTLDcoral diseaseUSCGMSIBCG-OESEnvironmental Protection Agencyballast water exchangeBWECaribbean reefsMEPC 73/INF.3Cartagena Conventionpathogen transfermarine disease mitigationcoral protectionmarine ecosystemBWM Conventionballast water discharge50 nm rule200 meter depthunmanaged ballastvoluntary best practicesenvironmental standardscoral reef healthmarine biodiversitymarine environmental policyvessel compliancecoastal ecosystemsballast treatment systems
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