Management options for vessel hull fouling: An overview of risks posed by in-water cleaning

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 811-815

  Hopkins, Grant A ^a   Forrest, Barrie M ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hull fouling risk; In water cleaning; Marine bioinvasion; Rotating brushes; Vector management

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE VECTOR; FOULING; HULL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAWNING; VESSEL;

EID: 45549109002     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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