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Problem Statement:
How we can use technology to filter out indigenous marine life before it is brought into the ballast tank?

While conducting research, the SPIDERS:
>Attended five Hanauma Bay lecture series events
>Interviewed Norwegian Cruise Line's Safety Environmental Systems Manager & the ship's Environmental Safety Officer
>Joined the invasive algae removal team at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
>Reviewed international & national environmental ocean protection guidelines
>Researched the current technological solutions to the presence of invasive species in ballast water tanks
>Obtained information from local community groups concerned about invasive species in Hawaiian waters

SPIDERS' Creative Solutions:
1-Filtration & Nanotechnology
 Ocean water is sucked into the ballast tanks using a pump and filtration systems to remove all of the particles. Then, nanobots with sensors detect and neutralize toxins and microscopic invasive species.
2-Multiple Filtration System, Hydrocyclones and Edible Glue
 Ballast water is forced through a series of filters as it enters the ship. Hydrocyclones create centrifugal action forcing the invasive species to stick to the edible glue smeared on the ballast tank interior. Only "invasive species free" water is released into the ocean.
                                   
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