[MAIPC] Fwd: DOI Invasive Species Coordination: ELI Invasive Species Webinar: New Frontiers for Ballast Water Management (4/27 1-3 PM ET)

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*Invasive Species Seminar Series: New Frontiers for Ballast Water
Management: at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Policy April 27,
2015*
*1-3 PM ET*

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Shipping is the backbone of the global economy, transporting goods and
people around the globe. However, ships also carry hitchhikers—aquatic
invasive species that travel in ballast tanks and released in new
locations. While some, like zebra and quagga mussels, are well-known, many
others are causing damage in the Great Lakes and other vulnerable waters in
the US and internationally.

Governments and stakeholders are working to address this ongoing invasion
by developing ballast water treatment (BWT) technologies and enacting and
implementing laws and regulations requiring shippers to install and use
these technologies. A number of states have created programs requiring
vessels to use BWT systems, including California and Great Lakes states,
which have been particularly affected by ballast-borne invaders. U.S. Coast
Guard regulations and an EPA general permit also require the use of BWT—but
with less ambitious, but more immediately achievable, screening goals than
in some states.

The differing scope and stringency of state and federal programs and the
evolving state of BWT technology have led to continuing debates about the
appropriate roles of state and federal government in BWT regulation.
Congress is currently considering legislation that would redefine which
vessels are subject to BWT requirements, how effective BWT must be, and how
state and federal programs intersect. The fate of this legislation and of
the debate will determine the continued evolution of the ballast water
regulatory landscape for years to come.

This webinar will convene a range of experts to discuss these ongoing and
emerging issues in BWT technology and law, providing an up-to-date
perspective on the present and future of ballast water management in the
United States.

*Panelists:*

   - Joel Brammeier
   <http://eli.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e02ce5f0cddde171199f63bc0&id=1f31c2d609&e=654c6975fa>,
   President, Alliance for the Great Lakes
   - Kathy Metcalf
   <http://eli.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e02ce5f0cddde171199f63bc0&id=c202f04c40&e=654c6975fa>,
   Director, Maritime Affairs, Chamber of Shipping of America
   - Mario Tamburri
   <http://eli.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e02ce5f0cddde171199f63bc0&id=362f09be6e&e=654c6975fa>,
   Alliance for Coastal Technologies, Maritime Environmental Resource Center
   - Nicole Dobroski
   <http://eli.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e02ce5f0cddde171199f63bc0&id=3964efa8b1&e=654c6975fa>,
   Environmental Program Manager, Marine Invasive Species Program, California
   State Lands Commission

*Moderator:*

   - Read Porter
   <http://eli.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e02ce5f0cddde171199f63bc0&id=eb3d3fdc73&e=654c6975fa>,
   Director, Invasive Species Program, Environmental Law Institute

                  The Environmental Law Institute's Invasive Species
Seminar Series brings together law, policy, and science experts to discuss
emerging and persistent challenges related to the regulation and management
of harmful, exotic species. Each seminar features a panel of experts from
government, nongovernmental organizations, industry, the scientific
community, and/or private practice, who provide a diversity of viewpoints
and identify the complexities of the challenges faced.

*This seminar is made possible by the generous support of the Turner
Foundation.*

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To be added to ELI’s Invasive Species Seminar Series mailing list, please
email Michael Lerner at lerner at eli.org.

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