Addressing ballast water management and invasive species in the Mediterranean September 30, 2020 A webinar on IMOâs Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention and its application in the Mediterranean region, amid the global pandemic, has helped to raise awareness, enhance knowledge and share best practices on implementing the Convention. Tsiamis et al. TSAGKARAKIS 1,* , Y. BEN-DOV 2 AND G. TH. With this background, Ioli Christopoulou presented eight +1 sets of needs and recommendations that are necessary in order for Greece to acquire a more effective policy in response to invasive alien species. Invasive species have an adverse effect on native flora and fauna. Invasive species are considered to be one of the greatest threats to marine and coastal biodiversity worldwide, second only to habitat loss. NOAA Fisheries recognizes that invasive species have a profound effect on aquatic Moreover, invasive species often benefit from biotic homogenization processes and from the reduction in overall biodiversity by being able to increase their range and abundance in ⦠Emerging alien speciesâthose never before encountered as aliensâtherefore pose a significant challenge to biosecurity interventions worldwide. Invasive alien species (IAS) can have severe ecological effects on the invaded environments. Invasive species Invasive alien species (IAS) are non-native species whose introduction and/or spread outside their natural, past or present, ranges pose a threat to biodiversity. It was developed as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the erstwhile Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) in 2000. Invasive alien species: the urban dimension Case studies on strengtening local action in urope 6 Acknowledgements We would like to thank all contributors, reviewers and supporters of this publication. If invasive alien populations are so big they can no longer be caught or eradicated, measures must be taken to stop them from spreading further. Invasive species coordinators and practitioners from around the Pacific have gathered at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme in Apia, Samoa, for a five-week Invasive Species Programme Management Course that started on 22 October. When invasive alien species are introduced unintentionally, the animals must be removed from the environment as quickly as possible. Special issue on Marine Invasive Species is now online! Plants must be destroyed. Invasive Species During my Spring 2019 sabbatical, I had the opportunity to participate in The Skopelos Foundation for the Artsâ Artist Residency on Skopelos Island in Greece. Overall, the threat of rainbow trout as a highly invasive species in Greece is lower than suggested by recent risk assessments. The GISD over the past two years and has been redesigned with support from the Abu PAPADOULIS 1 1 Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Invasive alien species indicators in Europe 1 Introduction Invasive alien species (IAS) are plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms whose introduction and/or spread outside their natural past or present ranges pose a risk to Action 6 â Management measures for mitigating the impacts of invasive alien species REASONS FOR IMPROVEMENT - In Greece, with the exception of certain interest ⦠Our ability to predict the identity of future invasive alien species is largely based upon knowledge of prior invasion history. species-based approach, should aim to mitigate the impacts of targeted established invasive species as well as to limit their second-ary spread. In Canada, disruptions caused by aquatic invasive species have an estimated cost of $5.5 billion per year from 16 invasive species alone. This march of invasive species â moving from the environment where they evolved to ones where they did not â is a worldwide issue. A relatively constant proportion of the alien species establishedcause significant damage to native biodiversity, i.e. The recommendations aegypti, Aedes ⦠Plants must be destroyed. First record of the invasive species Parasaissetia n igra in Greece A.E. Read more School of invasive fish Siganus luridus from the Aegean Sea, Greece⦠Fuzzy cognitive maps Invasive species Species distribution model Soft Computing Techniques Bioclimatic data Climate change scenarios Greece This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. This special issue of Management of Biological Invasions includes applied papers presented at the 2018 International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, May 2-4, 2018, and at the 10th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions held in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, October 16â18, 2018. Now considered an invasive species, the ⦠Asian Long-horned Beetle Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca) in As the volume of vessel traffic in Canadian waters continues to grow â particularly in sensitive areas such as the Arctic â there is an increasing need to understand and prevent the potentially devastating impacts of these foreign species. Zenetos suggests that raising awareness and equipping fishermen with proper equipment for handling such invasive species, including the Lionfish ⦠The cumulative number of alien species introduced has been constantly increasing since the 1900s . Invasive and Exotic Pathogens The following species have been listed on an invasive species list in North America. invasive mosquito (AIM) species with known established populations in Europe, namely, Ae. The furry creatures were introduced to Europe as exotic pets and have exploded in population since the 1970s. Prominent Croatian researcher Dr. Jakov DulÄiÄ, head of the Laboratory for Ichthyology and Coastal Fishing of the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Split, said the last census of fish from 2000 found 664 species classified in 156 families in the Mediterranean. Here are ten of the most harmful invasive species now on the planet. INVASIVESNET supports and promote international meetings and workshops on invasive species. They may lack natural predators in their new environments, allowing them to quickly increase their abundance and spread. This publication has benefited While the increase may be slowing down or levelling off for terrestrial and freshwater species, this is certainly not the case for marine and estuarine species. Halophila stipulacea is capable of out-competing native Mediterranean seagrasses while inducing changes in the composition of sublittoral communities (Galil, 2006). The recently published EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) no.1143/2014 Med: Greece, research on new invasive species of fish, Alien species could have substances useful for curing illnesses, The project aims to understand what curative properties might be extracted from these fish During my stay, I would walk down to the small rocky town beach on the Aegean Sea every day. 7. albopictus, Insects 2020 , 11, 848 3 of 16 Ae. It is among the 100 âworstâ invasive species in European waters. For more information on each species, including the listing sources, images, and publication links, click on the (2010) state that while the high abundances of H. stipulacea observed may indicate invasive behaviour, no reports of native species displacement have yet been made.