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Control of harmful organisms and pathogens in ballast water

It also established a ballast water review group to determine whether appropriate technologies are available to achieve the ballast water performance standard required under regulation D 2.

60. Welcomes the convening by the International Maritime Organization of a diplomatic conference to adopt an international convention for the control and management of ships' ballast waters and sediments

Ballast water exchange is currently the only method used to minimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through ships' ballast water.

Recent reporting on the bombing of Falluja has also been an exercise in self denial. The New York Times (November 6) wrote that warplanes pounded rebel positions in Falluja, without noting that rebel positions are actually in civilian neighborhoods.

The US could bomb Vietnam s cities to rubble, as it can Iraq s cities, but this solves nothing, claims vast numbers of innocent lives, and confirms the view of Americans as occupiers.

The Committee approved a programme for the development of guidelines for uniform implementation of the Convention and established a technical group within the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection to review proposals for approval of ballast water management systems that use active substances.