Stemming the tide: Controlling introductions of nonidigenous species by ships ' ballast water Corporate author Committee on Ships ' Ballast Operations, National Research Council Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: MON-060793) Publisher | Place of publication National Academy Press | Oxford, UK ISBN 0-309-05537-7; $ 42.00 Pages 160 p. Language English Field of application International Subject Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Navigation Wild fauna Wild flora Management/conservation