Featured MarEx Print Article: Invasive Species Update: End Game in Sight?

The Maritime Environmental Resource Center Introduces Meaningful Third-Party Testing and the Credibility to Bring Solutions to the Table

Tucked away on Maryland’s picturesque shores is an initiative that provides test facilities, information, and decision tools to address key environmental issues facing the international maritime industry. Aptly named the Maritime Environmental Resource Center (MERC), the facility’s self described initial focus is “to evaluate the mechanical and biological efficacy, costs and logistical aspects of ballast water treatment systems and to assess the economic impacts of ballast water regulations and management approaches.” If you think you’ve heard it all before, then this would be your cue to tune in again. Follow along as Joseph Keefe explains why MERC may be the most important development in the effort to eradicate invasive species and more importantly, benchmark the technologies that will solve the problem.