N.Y. State officials determined to get tough on invasive species

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New York State intends to require a ship's ballast water to be 100 times cleaner than international standards by 2013, and eventually up to 1,000 times cleaner.

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By all means stop the ballast problem. However long term it's what happens after they get in, whether ballast or swim in. Lack of predators allow invasive species to thrive, this is our fault. Lake Michigan is an invasive species factory, which is spreading invasives thru out the country. This is because it is managed as a saltwater fishery, thus invasive species are not threatened. This must change or we lose it all to the asian carp.