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Institute Rejects Ballast Legislation As Unrealistic

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Legislation proposed by several Great Lakes states including Wisconsin to fight the spread of invasive species is not realistic.That’s the opinion of the new Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute at UW-Superior.Such laws won’t allow ocean-going ships with ballast water that isn’t free of invasive species to sail on the Great Lakes.Mike Simonson reports from Superior…

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