Canada’s Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, has announced investments of up to $10.9 million for four projects through the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) to improve ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to combat aquatic invasive species.
The four selected projects, funded through the OPP’s Ballast Water Innovation Program (BWIP), will advance industry-led solutions to assess and address technical challenges related to the installation, operation, and maintenance of ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region.
Ballast water management systems reduce the risk of introducing or spreading invasive species when ballast water is unloaded.
The organizations receiving funding are:
- Albion Marine Solutions Ltd.
- Algoma Central Corporation
- Armateurs du Saint-Laurent
- Mouawad Consulting Canada LP
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