New global project to address bio-invasions via ships' hulls

摘要

A new global project to help protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the go-ahead for preparation. The GloFouling Partnerships project - a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) - will address the transfer of aquatic species through biofouling, in other words, the build-up of aquatic organisms on a ship's underwater hull and structures. The project will focus on the implementation of the IMO guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling, which provide guidance on how biofouling should be controlled and managed to reduce the transfer of invasive aquatic species.