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Research at ABRPI

fouling study

The Institute addresses critical gaps in science and management of aquatic bioinvasions across several key areas:

. Drivers of current spatial and temporal patterns of invasions;

. Ecological effects of biological invasions;

. Policy, trade and economic dimensions of biological invasions;

. Roles of shipping and other transfer mechanisms in species dispersal;

Coordination of Ballast Water Reporting Between Federal and State Programs

Assessing Hull Fouling as a Vector of Invasive Species

. Factors that effect aquatic ecosystems' susceptibility for invasion;

. Effectiveness of strategies in reducing species transfer, invasion establishment, and invasion impacts;

. Transmission, epidemiology, and effects of non-native parasites and pathogens, including those that infect humans, fisheries species, and other aquatic organisms.