IMO treaty to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through ships’ ballast water came into force globally in September 2017 The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) was adopted by the IMO in 2004 to help prevent the spread of invasive or harmful aquatic species from one region to another. The Convention sets out detailed standards and procedures to manage and control the discharge of ballast water and … Continue lendo Brazil enacts the BWM Convention