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September 14, 2004 1m tons ship ballast water enters Persian Gulf per day TEHRAN (PIN) - Since 8,000 ocean-going tanker ships pass through the Persian Gulf, one million tons ship ballast water enters the Persian Gulf per day. Deputy head of Ports and Shipping Organization told the first conference on implementation and supervision over International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments that based on current estimates more than 3,000 species belonging to salty and fresh water are transferred by ship ballast water, thus posing a great threat of emergence of invasive species in various parts of the world ...... Read more on Tehran Times Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail