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Baltic Sea Region 
JROPEAN 
EGIOMAL 
EVELOPMENT 
IHD 
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List of Tables 
Table 1 Factors affecting biofouling growth on a ship. 
Table2 Examples of biofouling types (BIMCO 2021). 
Table 3 Level of Fouling (LOF) (based on Floerl et al. 2005). 
Table4 Two approaches of IWC. 
Table5 Overview of IWC methods for ships (modified after Watermann et al. 2021), 
Table6 Key for recommended IWC procedures in the Baltic Sea Region. 
Abbreviations 
AFS 
BSR 
BWMC 
ESD 
AS 
IMO 
ISO 
IWC 
MGPS 
NIS 
PIT 
PIC 
BICC 
5PR 
RIT 
RIC 
RICC 
ROV 
SPC 
Anti-fouling system 
Baltic Sea Region 
Ballast Water Management Convention 
Equivalent spherical diameter 
Invasive aquatic species 
International Maritime Organization 
International Organisation for Standardisation 
In-water cleaning 
Marine Growth Prevention System 
Non-indigenous species 
Proactive in-water treatment 
Proactive in-water cleaning 
Proactive in-water cleaning and capture 
IMO’s Sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response 
Reactive in-water treatment 
Reactive in-water cleaning 
Reactive in-water cleaning and capture 
Remotely operated vehicle 
Self-polishing copolymer