Maritime Traffic
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Risks for biodiversity
Risks derived from maritime traffic on marine biodiversity include the following:
- Noise pollution from ship movement
- Discarded ships
- Ship groundings
- Toxical anti-fouling paints
- Collision with marine mammals
- Oil spills and flushing
- Vessel carbon emissions
- Engine emissions from vessels
- Effects of sewage, solid waste and garbage discharge
- Ingestion of plastic bags and others by marine vertebrates
- Species introduction via marine vessels
- Disturbances caused by ports and harbours construction works
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