Marine Invasive Species Program Information
- General Information
- Ballast Water & Biofouling Management
- Reporting & Recordkeeping – being updated
- Biofouling Webinar
- Biofouling Guidance Document
Maps
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
- Sample Ballast Water Log
Archive of General Correspondence & Policy Updates
- 2019 Amendments to the Marine Invasive Species Act: AB 912
- 2019 California Ballast Water Log Requirements
- 2019 Information & Reporting Updates on the Marine Invasive Species Program
- April 2017 Reporting Letter – California Ports Recognized by the Marine Invasive Species Program for Reporting Purposes
Photo gallery: Our Program in Action
Click through the images below to see our staff in action.
Extensive biofouling community on the bottom of a ship hull
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Ship intake screen with nonindigenous species
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Cruise ships bow thruster with barnacles and mussels
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Commission personnel using remotely operated vehicle ROV to survey a container ships rudder
Photo credit: Craig Fultz, Commission staff
Commission personnel processing settling plates for invasive species research
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Cruise ship being cleaned and painted in a dry dock.
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Ships propeller being cleaned in a dry dock
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Commission personnel retrieving settling plates for invasive species research
Photo credit: Chris Scianni, Commission staff
Information & Resources
Contacts
Biofouling Management
Chris Scianni | 562.499.6390
Chris.Scianni@slc.ca.gov
Ballast Water and Biofouling
Lina Ceballos Osuna | 916.574.1864
Lina.Ceballos@slc.ca.gov
Raya Nedelcheva | 916.574.2568
Raya.Nedelcheva@slc.ca.gov
Jonathan Thompson | 916.574.2276
Jonathan.Thompson@slc.ca.gov
Recordkeeping/Administration
Jackie Mackay | 562.499.6312
Jackie.Mackay@slc.ca.gov