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A diversely interested marine scientist extensively experienced in introduced aquatic species and their impact on environment and economy. Dr. Gollasch was involved in the first European ship sampling programme on ballast water, tank sediments and ship hull fouling (1992-1996). His PhD is world-wide the first thesis based on ship sampling. He prepared, together with colleagues from 5 countries, the first risk assessment study for species invasions in the Baltic Sea, carried out for the Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen. Due to the international aspect of biological invasions Dr. Gollasch became a member of several international working groups:
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
- International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB).
- He was also involved in the EU Concerted Action "Introductions with Ships" as co-chairman and coordinated a bilateral research initiative together with a Canadian colleague to assess the survival of species in ballast water en-route.
In addition to laboratory and desk studies he spent more than 100 days at sea during several ballast water sampling programmes. As an independent consultant he is today involved in ballast water related projects (e.g. ballast water treatment, ship sampling, risk assessment). Recent contracts include the German and Dutch Ministry of Transport, German Ministry of the Environment, German Federal Agency for Shipping and Hydrography, International Maritime Organization and the European Commission.
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| As an independent consultant he is today involved in ballast water related projects (e.g. ballast water treatment, ship sampling, risk assessment). Recent contracts include the German and Dutch Ministry of Transport, German Ministry of the Environment, German Federal Agency for Shipping and Hydrography, International Maritime Organization and the European Commission. |
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| Gollasch, S. & Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1996): Transoceanic dispersal of benthic macrofauna: Haliplanella luciae (Verrill, 1898) (Anthozoa, Actinaria) found on a ships hull in a shipyard dock in Hamburg harbour, Germany. Helgoländer Meeresunters., 50(2), 253-258 |
| Faubel, A & Gollasch, S. (1996): Cryptostylochus hullensis n. sp. (Polycladida, Acotylea, Plathelminthes): a possible case of transoceanic dispersal on a ships hull. Helgoländer Meeresunters., 50(4), 533-537 |
| Gollasch, S., Dammer, M., Lenz, J. & Andres, H. G. (1998): Non-indigenous organisms introduced via ships traffic into German waters. ICES Coop. Res. Rewp. No. 224, 50-64. |
| Reise, K., Gollasch, S. & Wolff, W. J. (1999): Introduced marine species of the North Sea coasts. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 52, 219-234 |
| Gollasch, S. (1998): Removal of Barriers to the Effective Implementation of Ballast Water Control and Management Measures in Developing Countries. Report prepared for the IMO MEPC Ballast Water Working Group. Short version, 32 pp. IMO MEPC 41, April 1998 |
| Gollasch, S. (1999): The Asian decapod Hemigrapsus penicillatus (de Haan, 1833) (Decapoda, Grapsidae) introduced in European waters, status quo and future perspective. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 52, 359-366 |
| Gollasch, S. & E. Leppäkoski (1999): Initial risk assessment of alien species in Nordic coastal waters. 1-124. In: Gollasch, S. & E. Leppäkoski (eds.) Initial risk assessment of alien species in Nordic coastal waters. Nord 1999: 8. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen. 244 pp. |
| Gollasch, S., Minchin, D., Rosenthal H. & Voigt, M. (eds.): Exotics Across the Ocean. Case histories on introduced species: their general biology, distribution, range expansion and impact. Logos Verlag, Berlin, 78 pp., ISBN 3-89722-248-5 |
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