| Title | Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning |
| Abstract | The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species (IAS) of Union concern of the European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 does not fully acknowledge the threat they pose to the EU marine environment.
In this study, the first EU-scale Horizon Scanning (HS) focusing on marine alien species was performed, aiming to deliver a ranked list of species that should be of high priority for risk assessment (Article 5 of the EU IAS Regulation).
Species absent from or with a limited distribution in EU marine waters were targeted. In total, 363 alien species were initially screened for HS by a panel of experts, including a broad range of taxonomic groups. Species were scored for their likelihood of arrival, establishment, spread, and impact in EU waters.
A consensus workshop ranked 267 species, including a subset of 26 prioritized species. These species are considered to be mainly introduced by shipping (fouling and ballast water), via the Suez Canal, and aquaculture activities. The 26 priority species were also scrutinized in terms of feasibility of their management; 18 of them were suggested for performing risk assessments on the basis of the EU IAS Regulation.
Since biological invasions are dynamic and connected with accelerated globalization and diversified human activities, we recommend HS to be repeated periodically to review the species already listed and assess new ones. |
| Source | Aquatic conservation (Print) 30 (4), pp. 794–845 |
| Keywords | biodiversitycoastalIAS regulationintroduced specieslegislationocean |
| Journal | Aquatic conservation (Print) |
| Editor | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., New York, N.Y., Regno Unito |
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1002/aqc.3267 |
| Authors | Tsiamis, Konstantinos; Azzurro, Ernesto; Bariche, Michel; Cinar, Melih E.; Crocetta, Fabio; De Clerck, Olivier; Galil, Bella; Gomez, Fernando; Hoffman, Razy; Jensen, Kathe R.; Kamburska, Lyudmila; Langeneck, Joachim; Langer, Martin R.; Levitt-Barmats, Ya'arit; Lezzi, Marco; Marchini, Agnese; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna; Ojaveer, Henn; Piraino, Stefano; Shenkar, Noa; Yankova, Maria; Zenetos, Argyro; Zuljevic, Ante; Cardoso, Ana Cristina |
| Text | 439394 2020 10.1002/aqc.3267 ISI Web of Science WOS 000525462400014 biodiversity coastal IAS regulation introduced species legislation ocean Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning Tsiamis, Konstantinos; Azzurro, Ernesto; Bariche, Michel; Cinar, Melih E.; Crocetta, Fabio; De Clerck, Olivier; Galil, Bella; Gomez, Fernando; Hoffman, Razy; Jensen, Kathe R.; Kamburska, Lyudmila; Langeneck, Joachim; Langer, Martin R.; Levitt Barmats, Ya arit; Lezzi, Marco; Marchini, Agnese; Occhipinti Ambrogi, Anna; Ojaveer, Henn; Piraino, Stefano; Shenkar, Noa; Yankova, Maria; Zenetos, Argyro; Zuljevic, Ante; Cardoso, Ana Cristina Joint Res Ctr; CNR; Amer Univ Beirut; Ege Univ; Dept Integrat Marine Ecol; Univ Ghent; Univ Ghent; Tel Aviv Univ; Carmen Campos 3, El Puerto De Santa Maria, Spain; Nat Hist Museum Denmark; CNR; Univ Pisa; Univ Bonn; Tel Aviv Univ; Reg Agcy Environm Protect Tuscany; Univ Pavia; Univ Tartu; Tech Univ Denmark; Univ Salento; Inst Oceanol; Inst Marine Biol Resources Inland Waters; Inst Oceanog Fisheries The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species IAS of Union concern of the European Union EU Regulation 1143/2014 does not fully acknowledge the threat they pose to the EU marine environment. In this study, the first EU scale Horizon Scanning HS focusing on marine alien species was performed, aiming to deliver a ranked list of species that should be of high priority for risk assessment Article 5 of the EU IAS Regulation . Species absent from or with a limited distribution in EU marine waters were targeted. In total, 363 alien species were initially screened for HS by a panel of experts, including a broad range of taxonomic groups. Species were scored for their likelihood of arrival, establishment, spread, and impact in EU waters. A consensus workshop ranked 267 species, including a subset of 26 prioritized species. These species are considered to be mainly introduced by shipping fouling and ballast water , via the Suez Canal, and aquaculture activities. The 26 priority species were also scrutinized in terms of feasibility of their management; 18 of them were suggested for performing risk assessments on the basis of the EU IAS Regulation. Since biological invasions are dynamic and connected with accelerated globalization and diversified human activities, we recommend HS to be repeated periodically to review the species already listed and assess new ones. In this study, the first EU scale Horizon Scanning HS focusing on marine alien species was performed, aiming to deliver a ranked list of species that should be of high priority for risk assessment Article 5 of the EU IAS Regulation . 30 Published version https //onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aqc.3267 Articolo in rivista John Wiley Sons, Ltd. 1052 7613 Aquatic conservation Print Aquatic conservation Print Aquat. conserv. Print Aquatic conservation Print Marine and freshwater ecosystems Print ernesto.azzurro AZZURRO ERNESTO lyudmilatodorova.kamburska KAMBURSKA LYUDMILA TODOROVA |
