Information Sheets
Emergency Ballast Water Rule (June 2025)
Golden Mussels Information (December 2024)
Program Information (February 2024)
Vessel Vectors of Non-Indigenous Species (February 2024)
Ballast Water Management (December 2024)
Biofouling Management (November 2023)
Reporting and Recordkeeping (May 2025)
Biofouling Guidance Document (September 2017)
Reporting Forms
(examples, instructions, & blank forms)
Ballast Water Management Report Form, Instructions, & Examples
via the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, National Ballast Information Clearinghouse
Archive of General Correspondence & Policy Updates
2024 Marine Invasive Species Program Updates
2023 Marine Invasive Species Program Updates
2022 Marine Invasive Species Program Updates
2021 Information & Reporting Updates on the Marine Invasive Species Program
2021 Changes to the Annual Vessel Reporting Form submission requirements