U.S. prepares for mandatory ballast water management
The U.S. Coast Guard will require vessel operators to comply with mandatory ballast water management practices, starting Sept. 27.
The agency said the rule should help better protect U.S. waters from introductions of aquatic pests, and bring the industry into compliance with the 1990 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act and the 1996 National Invasive Species Act.
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