Tuesday, 30 September 2003

Scientists to filter out invaders. Australian scientists may have found a way to stop ships transferring "alien" organisms in their ballast water - an accidental practice that is damaging ecosystems worldwide. [Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition] 10:57:12 PM

The National Research Council report `Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters' is available at www.nap.edu The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. 10:35:03 PM

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