Challenges associated with pre-border management of biofouling on oil rigs

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1924-1929

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

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; New Zealand; Non indigenous marine species; Perna perna

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIO-SECURITY; BIOSECURITY RISK; NEW ZEALAND; NON-INDIGENOUS; NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES; OIL-RIGS; PERNA PERNA; RISK MITIGATION; RISK VECTOR; SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING; STRUCTURED APPROACH;

DRILLING RIGS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

WELL DRILLING;

BIOFOULING; BIVALVE; DRILLING RIG; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBMERSIBLE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOULING CONTROL; MARINE SPECIES; MUSSEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOFOULING; BIVALVIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; PETROLEUM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

NEW ZEALAND;

PERNA PERNA;

EID: 78049234612     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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