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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 308-321Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.016
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Marine invasive species; Ballast water; Hullfouling; Pollution control policies; Economic incentives
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Maritime shipping has two vectors of spreading marine invasive species: ballast water inside the ship and biofouling on the hulls outside the ship. While some attention has focused on ballast water, virtually none is focused on biofouling. This paper offers a quantitative analysis of economic incentives for shippers and regulating ports to address both pollution vectors. The strategies to address the vectors arc induced by incentive mechanisms involving liability, subsidies and taxes. Results show these offer ample incentives in order to truly foster abatement of both vectors. Data from North America's, Pacific coast is included in the analysis. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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