The question really should be: are we really serious about
controlling the global spread of aquatic invasives? Given that
it has so far taken over 11 years to even get close to ratifying
the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Ballast Water
Convention, the answer has to be ‘not really’! Coupled with this,
we are also aware that another significant vector of transport
for aquatic invasives is hull fouling on ships, which is currently
unregulated on a global scale