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Exotic Policy: An IJC White Paper On Policies for the Prevention of The Invasion of the Great Lakes by Exotic Organisms

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Title Exotic Policy: An IJC White Paper On Policies for the Prevention of The Invasion of the Great Lakes by Exotic Organisms
Creator Reeves, Eric
Description About ten years ago, the Great Lakes environmental community initiated the first action to counteract the worldwide spread of exotic organisms in ballast water. In 1988, in response to the discovery of the ruffe and the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the International Joint Commission called upon the Canadian and United States Governments to act. In 1989, Canada issued the first voluntary ballast exchange guidelines. In 1990, the United States passed...
Date 1999-07-15T07:00:00Z
Type text
Format application/pdf
Identifier http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/lawwater/7 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=lawwater
Source Documents on Water Law
Publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Subject Water Law

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