Information Sheets
- Program Information (February 2024)
- Vessel Vectors of Non-Indigenous Species (February 2024)
- Ballast Water Management (November 2023)
- Biofouling Management (November 2023)
- Reporting and Recordkeeping (February 2024)
- Sample Ballast Water Log
- Biofouling Guidance Document (September 2017)
Reporting Forms (examples, instructions, & blank forms)
- Ballast Water Management Report Form, Instructions, & Examples – via the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, National Ballast Information Clearinghouse
- Submit the Annual Vessel Reporting Form
Archive of General Correspondence & Policy Updates
- 2023 Marine Invasive Species Program Updates
- 2022 Marine Invasive Species Program Updates
- 2021 Information & Reporting Updates on the Marine Invasive Species Program
- 2021 Changes to the Annual Vessel Reporting Form submission requirements
- 2019 Amendments to the Marine Invasive Species Act: AB 912
- 2019 California Ballast Water Log Requirements
Information & Resources
- Other Programs & Partners
- Reports, Research, & Presentations
- California Vessel Activity Data Summaries
- Pacific States Vessel Activity Data Summaries
Laws & Regs
Ship propeller being cleaned in a dry dock
Ship intake screen with nonindigenous species.
Extensive biofouling community on the bottom of a ship hull.
Commission personnel using remotely operated vehicle ROV to survey a container ships rudder.
Commission personnel retrieving settling plates for invasive species research.
Commission personnel processing settling plates for invasive species research.
Cruise ship bow thruster with barnacles and mussels.
Cruise ship being cleaned and painted in a dry dock.