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Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling

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Kraska, J; Rittschof, D
Published in: Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum
January 1, 2015

Vessel anti-fouling is key to the efficient operation of ships, and essential for effective control of invasive species introduced through international shipping. Anti-Fouling Systems, however, pose their own threats to marine environments. The Anti-Fouling Convention of 2001 banned the use of organotin compounds such as Tributyltin, and created a system for adoption of alternative anti-fouling biocides. In 2011, the Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) released guidelines on bio-fouling management record keeping, installation, inspection, cleaning, maintenance, design and construction. Though these Guidelines provide a template for more effective and environmentally sound anti-fouling control and implementation, they are not mandatory. This article proposes that the member states of the IMO adopt the 2011 Guidelines as a mandatory instrument.

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Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum

ISSN

1064-3958

Publication Date

January 1, 2015

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Law
  • 1801 Law
 

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Kraska, J., & Rittschof, D. (2015). Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling. Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, 26(1), 53–69.
Kraska, J., and D. Rittschof. “Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling.” Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 53–69.
Kraska J, Rittschof D. Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling. Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum. 2015 Jan 1;26(1):53–69.
Kraska, J., and D. Rittschof. “Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling.” Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, vol. 26, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 53–69.
Kraska J, Rittschof D. Toward a global regime of vessel anti-fouling. Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum. 2015 Jan 1;26(1):53–69.

Published In

Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum

ISSN

1064-3958

Publication Date

January 1, 2015

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Law
  • 1801 Law