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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.9.245

Characteristics of environmental condition and planktonic organisms in ship's ballast water originating from international ports of Japan  

Jang, Pung-Guk (South Sea Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Baek, Seung Ho (South Sea Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Jang, Min-Chl (South Sea Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Hyun, Bong-Gil (South Sea Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Shin, Kyoungsoon (South Sea Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.9, 2016 , pp. 245-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the environmental conditions and planktonic organisms in the ballast waters (BW) of 22 vessels originating from the international ports of Japan for the purpose of negotiating exemptions from the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention). The shortest duration of the BW was $3.33{\pm}1.87days$ in area "A", which included Kyushu and Suo Nada at Seto Inland. The total suspended solids, dissolved organic carbon, and particulate organic carbon ranged from 4.60 to 60.9 mg L-1, from 0.97 to 2.69 mg L-1, and from 0.24 to 4.51 mg L-1, respectively. A low average concentration of nutrients was measured in the BW from area "A", but that in the BW from area "C" (around central Honshu) was high, which may be related to the ballasting periods. High chlorophyll-a concentrations (>$1{\mu}g\;L-1$) were measured in four vessels, three of which carried the BW in area "A". High abundances of phytoplankton (> 50,000 cells L-1) were measured in four vessels, three of which carried the BW in area "A". The two vessels originating from Tokyuyama Bay in area "A" showed high densities of dinoflagellates, which are known to be harmful algae. Our results suggest that the negotiations for an exemption from the BWM Convention for Japan should proceed with caution.
Keywords
Ballast Water; Ballast Water Management Convention; Exemptions; Nutrients; Phytoplankton;
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