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Title: Risk of bioinvasion caused by ballast water for the port of Las Palmas
Authors: Nantois, Perrine 
Collado Sánchez, Cayetano 
Gelado Caballero, María Dolores 
UNESCO Clasification: 251001 Oceanografía biológica
330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
330511 Puertos
Keywords: Canary Islands
Ballast Water
Risk Assessment
Non-Indigenous Species
Issue Date: 2023
Publisher: Servicio de Publicaciones y Difusión Científica de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) 
Project: Prevención y Gestión de Riesgos Específicos de contaminación y salvamento ligados al espacio marítimo de cooperación y a la zona costera en la macrorregión MAC 
Conference: VIII International Symposium on Marine Sciences (ISMS 2022) 
Abstract: Shipping activities play a key role in the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) into coastal ecosystems, and ballast water acts as a central vector for transporting NIS between ports around the world. According to the Ballast Water Management Convention (IMO, 2004), a risk assessment must be carried out to avoid the release of new viable harmful species. This work analyses the risk assessed with a model (David, M., & Gollasch, S., 2018) that allows an evaluation according to the eight principles prescribed in the G7 guidelines of the International Maritime Organization (IMO, 2007). An application of this model was carried out using a three-year data of ships calling at the port of Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain). Besides, as part of the @Blueport project, a monitoring of NIS was done in 2021 similarly to a previous sampling from 2014, to pinpoint the introduction of new NIS in the port. The monitoring and risk results were compared to other regional studies on origin of NIS in the archipelago, and to other possible vectors (e.g. natural dispersion and biofouling) facilitating the transport of NIS. The uncertainty of the information on presence of the invasive species was considered as an indicator of increased risk as the model could overestimate the potential introduction of NIS. Thus, the precautionary principle of the IMO could lead to managing and treating large volumes of ballast water categorized as unacceptable risk.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/122141
ISBN: 978-84-9042-477-3
Source: Abstracts Volume VIII International Symposium on Marine Sciences, July 2022 / coordinación, María Esther Torres Padrón, p. 495-496
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