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National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC): gateway to invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local, and international sources.
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Current Invasive Species News:
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Microwaves
'cook ballast aliens' (May 12, 2008)
BBC News.
Researchers in Louisiana say they have developed
an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals
that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo
vessels.
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Invasion
of the Spiny Water Fleas (May 6, 2008)
Queen's University (Canada).
Reducing the spread of some invasive species into
our lakes could be as simple as asking boaters
and fishers to dry out their equipment. When anchor rope,
fishing line and the boats themselves are thoroughly
dried, the invasive species and their eggs will
die, rather than spreading to another location.
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Ballast
Bill Passes House Easily But Questions Linger (Apr
29, 2008)
Michigan Live.
On a vote of 395-7 last week, the U.S. House of
Representatives approved a Coast Guard funding
bill that contained language requiring some freighters
to disinfect ballast water tanks beginning next
year. By 2015, all ships operating in the Great
Lakes must have treatment systems on-board that
kill all living organisms in ballast tanks, including
pathogens. However, the bill only requires that some
freighters obey the standards starting next year. It
will take until 2015 for all ships to have on-board
treatment systems.
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