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AUGUST 17 TH 2016
BENJAMIN POT TER
MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION
COAST Ballast Water Internship
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▪ School◦ CSU Maritime Academy 2017’
◦ Maritime Policy and Management◦ Marine Science
▪ COAST◦ Marine Invasive Species Program
Ballast Water Internship
About Me
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▪ Data Entry◦ Realm & Province
◦ Latitude & Longitude
▪ Ballast Water Data Analysis
◦ No Exchange Data
▪ ROV Testing
Work Assignments
▪ Marine Ecoregions◦ Need for Classification
▪ Latitude & Longitude
▪ General Salinity Levels◦ Marine
◦ Brackish
◦ Fresh
▪ Other Characteristics◦ Marine Oil Terminals
Data Entry
Spalding, M. D., et al. (2007, July/August). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bio Science, 57(7). doi:10.1641/B570707
Ballast Water Analysis
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▪ Post PCR Establishment
▪ Negative Growth Trend
▪ 2014 Reduction◦ Almost Half of 2013
▪ 2015 Very Low◦ A third of 2014
▪ Growing Enforcement
No Exchange Trends
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Commercial Activity
0.7% 2.8%
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Volume Discharge Vs Arrivals
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Top 5 Ports Receiving Non-Exchanged Ballast Avg.
1. Los Angeles – Long Beach………………………………… 70,416 MT/ Year
2. Carquinez………………………………………………………… 46,784 MT/ Year
3. Stockton………………………………………………………….. 39,967 MT/ Year
4. Richmond………………………………………………………… 30,446 MT/ Year
5. Oakland…………………............................................ 14,107 MT/ Year
No Exchange Discharge Ports
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Port Trends
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Stockton▪ No Exchange Discharge is rising
▪ Number of Arrivals Growing
▪ Mostly Bulk & Tank
▪ Year 2013▪ Only Three No Exchange Discharges
▪ Bulk Carrier: Fu Kang Discharged over 110,000 MT
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Oakland▪ No Exchange Discharge is varied
▪ Number of Arrivals Dropping
▪ Mostly Container
▪ Year 2015▪ Only Two No Exchange Discharges Events
▪ Bulk Carrier: Atlantic Maya Discharged over 15,000 MT
▪ Container Ship: Hatsu Crystal Discharged over 11,500 MT
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No Exchange Source
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No Exchange Source
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No Exchange Source
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▪ Cold Temperate Northeast Pacific growing▪ Warm Temperate Northeast Pacific
& Tropical East Pacific decreasing
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2014 2015
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▪Exponential decline of “No Exchange” ◦ Growing levels of enforcement
▪Significant amount sourced from PCR◦ Vessels unfamiliar with the rules?
◦ Not considering islands?
▪What’s Next?◦ Connecting BWD Location with BWS Location
Ballast Water Findings
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Test Sites
1) HSU Aquatic Center
2) Eureka Chevron Terminal
3) Trinidad Harbor
ROV Testing
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▪Greater enforcement → Greater complianceoROV as a tool for enforcement
▪Program effectiveness is growing
▪The need for outreach remainsoSmall mistakes from one vessel can cause
big problems
Conclusions
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Any Questions?
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