There is increasing concern over the state of the oceans, and introduced marine pests are a serious threat. Noxious organisms are often carried across the world in the ballast water of ships. When this is released into coastal waters, it can adversely affect native marine animals and plants. This drop of water contains the larvae of harmful species of crab, starfish and jellyfish.
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