Fish disease prompts ban on ballast water

[News]

An emerging fish disease known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia has prompted a proposed ban on the use of ballast water in the Great Lakes.

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[DIRTY DOG]

only one thing to say ITS ABOUT TIME

[LongLine]

DD - I agree. There's not much that can be moved by ship that can't be moved by truck or rail. What's disheartening is to see an article - like down about 10-12 articles - where cargo ships into Lackawanda (Buffalo) have gone up 4X in last yr and they brag about employing 40 or so jobs in a town of a couple million. Fishing on the Gr Lks puts more $ into the economy than "40 jobs." Feds should have reguired UV & other ballast treatments 10 yrs ago rather than let it get like this!

And people wonder how the VHS got in?????

[Lead_Lover]

i agree 100% !! better late than never i guess.