Gestão da água de lastro

Abstract

This monograph aims to analyze the technical and legal instruments that the Brazilian authorities have used to conduct environmental control, caused by the exchange of ballast water of ships. We intend, through this work, some considerations about the environmental problem known to bioinvasion denomination, which is the result of the exchange of ballast water from ships that carry long-distance and even navigation on the relevant legislation. This phenomenon refers to the exchange of the natural habitat of certain living organisms, and is an involuntary introduction process certain exotic species that exist in the water which are introduced in large drafts vessels. Therefore, we present the problems and the causes that led to its spread throughout the world. We had to look at the various bibliographies already published the information on the main concepts of what water ballast and bioinvasion in such major cases of invasion of these alien species that arise in the exchange of ballast of ships water, such as Mussel Zebra invasion It appeared in the United States and Canada, as well as the Golden Mussel which was highlighted in our country. In parallel to this analysis, we had to go get other literatures also the history of international law relating to the matter. We find highlights such as the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments held in 2004. We were careful to seek the main rules and regulations in force in Brazil, seeking to know how is the management of ballast water from ships in our territory. Throughout the work, we try to present some methods of treatment and control of this ballast water invasion to identify the methods used around the world for use in our country that it is both effective and economically viable, still doing a comparative analysis about the best method applied to Brazilian law.