碩士 / 國立成功大學 / 海洋科技與事務研究所 / 101 / The international shipping industry is indispensable to the global economy, carrying approximately 80 per cent of world trade. However such ballast operation results in the dispersion of non-indigenous species (NIS) into a new habitat well beyond their distribution range, endangering the ecological environment of the local waters and causing a major threat to human health and serious economic losses. To prevent, control the invasive species problem introduced by the ballast water, the international maritime organization (IMO) adopted the “International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments” in 2004. At present, one of the threshold of the entry into force of the Convention has reached and some countries have also enacted legislation related to ballast water management in order to protect their own marine environment.
Taiwan locates in the west rim of the Pacific Ocean as a global hub for marine transportation with frequent shipping, the potential of ship ballast water invasive species problem can not be ignored. Since there is very few researches related to ballast water management in Taiwan, this study aim to analyze of the content and the updated condition of the international convention and the related international regulations and enforcement experience for understanding the international trend of the ballast water management structure and for viewing of the domestic present condition according to this outline, including the treatment and management of the ballast water. Finally, we will interview the stakeholders of domestic ballast water management to understand their need and opinions and the result of this study can serve as favorable reference for the implementation of ships' ballast water management in Taiwan.
The results showed that in the future for the implementation of ships' ballast water management in Taiwan in order to effectively enforce the law the first need to determine the competent authority and the division of functions and powers of the governmental agencies. Domestic shipping industry is optimistic about this matter and is willing to actively obey with the related regulations. The domestic regulations of ballast water management whatever will be a form of a special law or upgrading existing regulations should follow the standard of the Convention on ballast water and ask the ships calling to our ports to take the onboard ballast water management system as the main treatment for ballast water. And to establish complete supporting measures for ballast water sampling tests is necessary.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/101NCKU5274014 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Ming-LiChou, 周明麗 |
| Contributors | Ta-Kang Liu, 劉大綱 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 170 |
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