TY - JOUR
T1 - Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning
AU - Tsiamis, Konstantinos
AU - Azzurro, Ernesto
AU - Bariche, Michel
AU - Çinar, Melih E.
AU - Crocetta, Fabio
AU - De Clerck, Olivier
AU - Galil, Bella
AU - Gómez, Fernando
AU - Hoffman, Razy
AU - Jensen, Kathe R.
AU - Kamburska, Lyudmila
AU - Langeneck, Joachim
AU - Langer, Martin R.
AU - Levitt-Barmats, Ya'arit
AU - Lezzi, Marco
AU - Marchini, Agnese
AU - Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna
AU - Ojaveer, Henn
AU - Piraino, Stefano
AU - Shenkar, Noa
AU - Yankova, Maria
AU - Zenetos, Argyro
AU - Žuljević, Ante
AU - Cardoso, Ana Cristina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - IAS regulation
KW - biodiversity
KW - coastal
KW - introduced species
KW - legislation
KW - ocean
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081307932&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/aqc.3267
DO - 10.1002/aqc.3267
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AN - SCOPUS:85081307932
SN - 1052-7613
VL - 30
SP - 794
EP - 845
JO - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
JF - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
IS - 4
ER -