Reports, Research, & Presentations

• Biological analysis of Type-Approved ballast water management systems installed on vessels operating in US waters (2023)
• Shoreside ballast water treatment in California (2018)

• • Summary Report
  • Literature Review (2015)
  • Retrofitting and Outfitting of Vessels
  • Retrofitting of Ports and Wharves
  • Shore-based BWT and Storage
  • Assessment of Treatment Technologies
  • Outfalls for Treated BW Discharge
  • Permitting and Legal Requirements
  • Comparative Review of BWMS Operations
  • Current BW Discharge Practices
  • Cost Analysis
  • Implementation Timeline
  • Market Implications
  • Other Analysis and Findings

• Guidelines for Testing Ship Biofouling In-Water Cleaning Systems (2022)
• Biofouling in the U.S. Pacific States and British Columbia (2017)

This short video is a follow-up to the webinar that was presented on 12/16/2021 and clarifies the timing of recordkeeping requirements.

This video is a recorded webinar that was presented on 12/16/2021 and provides an overview of new regulations to implement ballast water discharge performance standards that will become effective on 1/1/2022. This is the second of two webinars on this topic and incorporates discussion items from the first webinar.

This video is a recorded webinar that was presented on November 18, 2021, and provides an overview of new regulations to implement ballast water discharge performance standards that will become effective on 1/1/2022. This is the first of two webinars on this topic, the second webinar is scheduled for December 16, 2021.

This video is a recorded webinar that was presented on 12/15/2020  and provides instructions on submitting a Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form (AVRF)  through MISP.IO. Effective January 1, 2021, the AVRF will be required to be submitted through the web-based platform, MISP.IO, at least 24 hours prior to a vessel’s first arrival at a California port during each calendar year.

This video is about website security and website security measures in place for MISP.IO. It is the third of three presentations that were recorded as part of a webinar on 10/7/2020 that provided information about upcoming changes to the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form (AVRF) submission requirements. Effective January 1, 2021, the AVRF will be required to be submitted through the web-based platform, MISP.IO, at least 24 hours prior to a vessel’s first arrival at a California port during each calendar year.

This video is about MISP.IO and explains how to create a user account and how to navigate within the website. It is the second of three presentations that were recorded as part of a webinar on 10/7/2020 that provided information about upcoming changes to the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form (AVRF) submission requirements. Effective January 1, 2021, the AVRF will be required to be submitted through the web-based platform, MISP.IO, at least 24 hours prior to a vessel’s first arrival at a California port during each calendar year.

This video explains details about the changes to the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form (AVRF) submission requirements. It is the first of three presentations that were recorded as part of a webinar on 10/7/2020 that provided information about upcoming changes to the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form (AVRF) submission requirements. Effective January 1, 2021, the AVRF will be required to be submitted through the web-based platform, MISP.IO, at least 24 hours prior to a vessel’s first arrival at a California port during each calendar year.

Lessons learned through implementing and enforcing California’s biofouling management regulations:

• English version
• Spanish version 

• California’s Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, CSLC)
• The first year of implementing biofouling management regulations: What have we learned and what’s next? (C. Scianni, CSLC)
• Ballast water exchange plus ballast water treatment (J. Thompson, CSLC)
• Risk analysis based on reported data (L. Ceballos-Osuna, CSLC)

The Marine Invasive Species Program presented a webinar in October 2018 to provide an update on the implementation of California’s biofouling management regulations. The webinar specifically focuses on improving clarity for specific requirements that have been commonly deficient during inspections during the first year of implementation.

The Marine Invasive Species Program presented a webinar in September 2017 to provide clarity and guidance about California’s new biofouling management regulations to minimize the transfer into state waters of nonindigenous species from vessels arriving at California ports.

• MISP.IO: An online self-entry reporting form submission tool
• Reporting Provisions of the Biofouling Management Regulations
• Article 4.8 Biofouling Management Regulations: Overview of the Main Components
• Marine Invasive Species Program Enforcement and Hearing Process

• Completing and Submitting Marine Invasive Species Program Reporting Forms
• Marine Invasive Species Program Vessel Inspections
• Marine Invasive Species Program Trends in Vessels’ Management of Ballast Water
• Marine Invasive Species Program Update on New and Upcoming Regulations