Costs and benefits to European shipping of ballast-water and hull-fouling treatment: Impacts of native and non-indigenous species

Fernandes, JA, Santos, L, Vance, T, Fileman, TW, Smith, D, Bishop, JDD, Viard, F, Queiros, AM, Merino, G, Buisman, E and Austen, MC 2016 Costs and benefits to European shipping of ballast-water and hull-fouling treatment: Impacts of native and non-indigenous species. Marine Policy, 64. 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.11.015

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Abstract/Summary

Maritime transport and shipping are impacted negatively by biofouling, which can result in increased fuel consumption. Thus, costs for fouling reduction can be considered an investment to reduce fuel consumption. Anti-fouling measures also reduce the rate of introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS). Further mitigation measures to reduce the transport of NIS within ballast water and sediments impose additional costs. The estimated operational cost of NIS mitigation measures may represent between 1.6% and 4% of the annual operational cost for a ship operating on European seas, with the higher proportional costs in small ships. However, fouling by NIS may affect fuel consumption more than fouling by native species due to differences in species’ life-history traits and their resistance to antifouling coatings and pollution. Therefore, it is possible that the cost of NIS mitigation measures could be smaller than the cost from higher fuel consumption arising from fouling by NIS.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Additional Keywords:	Non-indigenous species Native Biofouling Ballast water Economic impact Maritime Shipping Mitigation measures
Subjects:	Biology Data and Information Ecology and Environment Economics Management Marine Sciences Oceanography Planning Policies Pollution Social Sciences Technology
Divisions:	Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Science Areas > Sea and Society
Depositing User:	Jose Antonio Fernandes Salvador
Date made live:	18 Feb 2016 15:39
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2018 12:41
URI:	https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6848

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