Archived PBWG Meetings

April 15-16, 2014 | April 16-17, 2013 | February 15-16, 2012 | March 8-9, 2011 | January 12-13, 2010 | January 14-15, 2009 | December 4-5, 2007 | April 20, 2006 | June 30, 2004 | January 8, 2003 | April 15-16, 2002

April 15-16, 2014

AGENDA

• Canada Update (S. Bailey, DFO)

• Coast Guard Ballast Water Initiatives/Standards/IMO Activities (J. Morris, R. Everett, USCG)

• Invasive Species Mitigation Measures in EPA’s 2013 Vessel General Permit (R. Albert, EPA)

• State Agency Ballast Water Reports:

  • A. Pleus, WDFW

  • N. Dobroski, CSLC

  • R. Hooff, ORDEQ

  • S. Gorgula, HI DLNR

• HULL FOULING:

  • Scianni, CSCL

  • S. Gorgula, HI DLNR

• Comparison of gross exceedance analysis methods for ballast water compliance assessment (C. Brown, CSLC)

• A scientific review of problems in testing UV-based ballast water treatment systems (N. Welschmeyer, MLML)

• Flow cytometric analysis of the relative abundances of heterotrophs and autotrophs in the regulated 10-50 um size class (B. Maurer and N. Welschmeyer, MLML)

• Golden Bear project (M.McPherson/Rich Muller, California Maritime Academy)

• Compliance monitoring and contingency ballast water treatment (K.J. Reynolds, The Glosten Associates)

• Alaska ballast water risk assessment Danielle Verna (Alaska Pacific University)

• Evaluation of quick, inexpensive, and reliable methods for determining if ballast water discharges meet proposed toxicity standards (N. Adams, USGS)

• Ballast Water Discharges: Rapid Water Quality Assessment via Use of Marine Phytoplankton, ASTM E1924 Test Method (B. Bjorndal, Assure Controls)

April 16-17, 2013

AGENDA

• California’s Marine Invasive Species Program (N. Dobroski, CASLC)

• Compliance monitoring Comparisons of ATP and bulk FDA (J. Kuo N. Welschmeyer, CSU MLML)

• Deriving Live Numeric Organism Counts from New Rapid Ballast Compliance Test Assays (N. Welschmeyer J. Kuo B. Maurer (CSU MLML and CMA GBF)

• Developing a coordinated research strategy to inform setting of protective ballast water discharge standards (J. Darling, USEPA)

• Golden Bear Facility (B. Davidson, CSU GBF)

• Hawaii’s update on ballast water & biofouling management activities (S. Gorgula, HIDLNR)

• Invasive Species Related Requirements in EPA’s Final 2013 VGP (R. Albert, USEPA)

• Non toxic, economically sound answer to hull borne invasive species (D. Phillips, Hydrex)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, ORDEQ)

• Status of Washington State’s Ballast Water Management Program (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• The Effects of Storage on Ballast Water Sample Viability (B. Maurer, N. Welschmeyer, CSU MLML)

• US Coast Guard Ballast Water Discharge Standard Final Rule (USCG ESD)

• Vessel Biofouling Management in California (C. Scianni, CASLC)

• Ballast Responder – Mobile Treatment (A. Orthmann, The Glosten Associates)

Feb. 15-16, 2012

AGENDA

• Aquatic invasive species management in Hawaii (S. Gorgula, HIDNLR)

• Risk Assessment of Ship-Mediated AIS Introductions to the Pacific Region of Canada (S. Bailey, DFO)

• EPA’s 2013 Draft VGP: Ballast Water Requirements (R. Albert, USEPA)

• Sampling Insights from the Great Ships Initiative Land- and Ship-Based Experiments (A. Cangelosi, NEMWI)

• Implementation of California’s Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water (N. Dobroski, CASLC)

• Ballast Water Management Regulations and Policy (R. Allain, USCG)

• Golden Bear Facility (B. Davidson, CMA)

• Detecting Low Numbers of Viable Organisms by Measuring ATP (R. Herwig, UW)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, ORDEQ)

• Status of MARAD-Sponsored Ballast Water Test Platforms in the U.S. (M. Carter, MARAD)

• California State Lands Commission Marine Invasive Species Program (A. Newson, CASLC)

• Update on Development of CA Biofouling Management Regulations (C. Scianni, CASLC)

• Status of Washington State’s Ballast Water Management Program (A. Pleus, WDFW)
   

Other Meeting Document:

Draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan – National Ocean Council

March 8-9, 2011

AGENDA

• Update on Canadian Ballast Water Research (C. Wiley and S. Bailey, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• Arrival Trends and Ballast Water Management Compliance in California (L. Takata, CASLC)

• California's Marine Invasive Species Program (M. Falkner, CASLC)

• California’s Path Towards Managing Commercial Vessel Fouling (C. Scianni, CASLC)

• Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water, National Research Council (G. Ruiz, SERC)

• Developing the Next VGP (R. Albert, USEPA)

• Establishing Ballast Water Test Platforms in the U.S. (C. Junemann, USDOT)

• Golden Bear Status of Shipboard Ballast Treatment Test Facility (B. Davidson and R. Muller, Cal Maritime)

• Great Lakes Ballast Treatment Research, Noah Adams (B. Watten, S. Smith USGS)

• Implementing California’s Ballast Water Performance Standards (N. Dobroski, CASLC)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, DEQ)

• Status of Washington State’s Ballast Water Management Program (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• Hull Fouling Fishing & Recreational Vessels (G. Ashton, ABRPI)
   

Other meeting document:

SAB Ballast Water Advisory Report

Jan. 12-13, 2010

AGENDA

• USTS Golden Bear Overview & Status as an RDTE Facility (V. Boe and B. Davidson, Cal Maritime; Kevin Reynolds, The Glosten Associates)

• California’s Marine Invasive Species Act – 10 Years and Counting (M. Falkner, California State Lands Commission)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, Oregon DEQ)

• Quantifying Aquatic Invasive Species in Accumulated Ballast Sediment Residuals – “Swish”: Preliminary Results (T. Sutherland, Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

• California’s Path Towards Managing Commercial Vessel Fouling (C. Scianni, California State Lands Commission)

• Fluorescein diacetate (FDA): A bulk viability assay for ballast treatment testing (N. Welschmeyer and B. Maurer, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

• Implementing EPA’s Vessel General Permit (R. Albert, US EPA Office of Wastewater Management)

• Canadian Ballast Water Program (C. Wiley, Canada)

• Facilitating Compliance, Education and Outreach Through the California State Lands Commission’s Marine Invasive Species Program Inspection Program (L. Takata, California State Lands Commission)

• Mixing Biocides into Ship’s Ballast Water – Phased Approach Towards Emergency Treatment (S. Smith, USGS and Kevin Reynolds, The Glosten Associates)

• From Paper to Practice: Implementing California’s Performance Standards (N. Dobroski, California State Lands Commission)

• Emergency Response Guide for Handling Ballast Water to Control Non-Indigenous Species (The Glosten Associates)

Jan. 14-15, 2009

AGENDA

• Coast Guard Ballast Water Research Initiatives (R. Everett, USCG)

• 2009 Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Systems for Use in California Waters (N. Dobroski, CSLC)

• A Preliminary Look at the Fouling-Related Practices of Vessels in California (C. Scianni, D. Gehringer, N. Dobroski and M. Falkner, California)

• California Marine Invasive Species Program Update (M. Faulkner, CSLC)

• Effluent Limits to Mitigate the Spread of Invasive Species in the New EPA Vessel General Permit (R. Albert and J. Lishman, US EPA, Washington DC)

• Mid-Ocean Exchange and Ballast Water Treatment Projects Canadian Update (T. Sutherland, Canada)

• Oregon Ballast Water Program (R. Hooff, DEQ, Oregon)

• Pacific Ships Initiative TS Golden Bear Ballast Water Treatment Facility (K. Reynolds, The Glosten Associates)

• Results of UW-WDFW Ballast Water Zooplankton Sampling 2001-2007 (J. Cordell, University of WA, Seattle WA)

• Update on PNW Ballast Water Test Facility (A. Copping, PNW National Laboratory, Sequim, WA)

• Washington State Ballast Water Management (A. Pleus, WDFW)

• West Coast Ballast Outreach Project, An Update on Current Projects (A. Pierpoint, California Sea Grant)

• West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health (K. Drew, Washington Governor’s Office)
   

Other Meeting Documents:

• 2009 IMPACTS OF BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS – 2009 CSLC Tech Report Final

• Ship Board Ballast Water Treatment Facility Training Ship Golden Bear, 09 January 2009

Dec. 4-5, 2007

AGENDA

• Ballast Water Research Facility (A. Copping, PNW National Laboratory, Sequim, WA)

• Commercial Ship Vessel Fouling Outreach (A. Dahlstrom, CA Sea Grant)

• Great Ships Initiative (A. Cangelosi, NEMW Institute)

• Middle Columbia River ANS Final Report (M. Sytsma, Portland State University)

• Oregon Ballast Water Update (R. Hooff ORDEQ)

• Performance Standards, Tech. Assessment and Next Steps, State of California (N. Dobroski, CSLC)

• Report on the Alternative Ballast Water Exchange Workshop (S. Phillips, PSMFC)

• University of Washington Ballast Water Research Update (R. Herwig)

• US Coast Guard National Update (R. Everett, USCG, Washington DC)

• Vessel Fouling Research — Prince William Sound (R. Herwig, University of Washington)

• Vessel Biofouling (I. Davidson, Portland State University)

• State of Washington, Ballast Water Management Fact Sheet (A. Pleus, WDFW)
   

Other Meeting Document:

State of California Letters of Nov 21 and Nov 14, 2007 to Senator Barbara Boxer on S 1578

April 20, 2006

AGENDA

• Zooplankton in Ships Entering Puget Sound (J. Cordell)

• West Coast Ballast Outreach Project (H. Crosson)

• California’s Marine Invasive Species Project Update (M. Falkner)

• Ninth District’s Ballast Water Management Program (K. Phillips)

• A Description of Ship Landings and Ballast Water Discharge in Alaska (B. Piorkowski)

• General Guidelines and Step-wise Strategy Toward Shipboard Testing (G. Ruiz)

• Mid-term Report: Ballast Water Management in Washington State (R. Shultz)

• Ballast Water and the Columbia River: Patterns and Reporting Compliance (C. Simkanin)

• USCG Domestic and International Ballast Water Management Initiatives (H. St. Pierre)

• Washington State Ballast Water Program (K. Strieck)

• Canadian Ballast Water / AIS Program (C. Wiley)

• Ballast Water Programs: Comparison of Key Features (.pdf)

June 30, 2004

AGENDA

Workshop Announcement: Evaluating Ballast Water Treatment Systems Onboard Ships: Technical and Scientific Approaches

• Preliminary Results From The Lower Columbia River Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Survey (R. Draheim, Portland State University)

• Canadian Ballast Water Management – Current Policy and Perspectives (P. Lim, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada)

• Ballast Water in Alaska – Past, Present, and a Possible Future (B. Piorkowski, Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

• Transforming Ballast Data Into Risk Management (S. Smith, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

• A Model For Verifying Mid-Ocean Ballast Water Exchange (G. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

• USCG BW Regulations & International Activities Update (K. Moore, U.S. Coast Guard)

• Regional Coordination: West Coast Coastal Ballast Water Exchange (K. McDowell, San Francisco Estuary Project)

• University of Washington Ballast Water Research (R. Herwig, Washington Sea Grant)

• Potential for Mitten Crab Dispersal in the PNW (E. Hanson, Portland State University)

• Measuring Residual Risk in Ballast Water after Mid-Ocean Exchange Using Zooplankton Indicators (J. Cordell, University of Washington)

• Presentation on Pending Aquatic Invasive Species Legislation (A. Cangelosi, Northeast-Midwest Institute)

Jan. 8, 2003

AGENDA

Letter Supporting Appropriation of Funds Under the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act

April 15-16, 2002

AGENDA

MEETING MINUTES