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Working towards the ratification of the International Convention for the Control and Management-of-Ships'Ballast Water and Sediments -(BWM)
by Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries & Shipping (Shipping Division) (Government)
towards the ratification of the International Convention for the Control and Management-of-Ships'Ballast Water and Sediments -
study to find out about invasive species present in the water of the port area
Progress reports
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
SHIPPING
  • Reduce invasive aquatic species introduction
  • Management of ship-based pollution and/or port waste management
June 2019
report of baseline survey conducted in the port area
In-kind contribution
Total Project cost amounts to 15 million Mauritian Rupees
Basic information
Time-frame: 2016 - 2019
Partners
Shipping Division (lead entity); Mauritius Oceanography Institute
Ocean Basins
  • Indian Ocean
Beneficiary countries
Mauritius
Other beneficaries
Contact information
Alain Donat, Director of Shipping, ldonat@govmu.org, +230 213 6968
Port Louis Republic of Mauritius
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