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Song R, Tavakoli Y, Bailey SA, Soares A. A temporal assessment of risk of non-indigenous species introduction by ballast water to Canadian coastal waters based on environmental similarity. Biol Invasions 2023; 25:1991-2005. [PMID: 37187874 PMCID: PMC10175378 DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03019-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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The environmental similarity scores between source and recipient locations are essential in ballast water risk assessment (BWRA) models used to estimate the potential for non-indigenous species (NIS) introduction, survival, and establishment, and to guide management strategies aiming to minimize biodiversity loss and economic impacts. Previous BWRA models incorporate annual-scale environmental data, which may overlook seasonal variability. In this study, temporal variation in sea surface temperature and salinity data were examined at global ports, and the influence of this variation on environmental distance calculations (and corresponding risk of NIS) was examined for ballast water discharges in Canada by comparing outputs from monthly and annual scale assessments in a BWRA model. Except for some outliers in the Pacific region, the environmental distances based on monthly scale data generally become smaller in all regions, demonstrating that the model using annual decadal average environmental data to inform environmental matching can underestimate risk of NIS survival and establishment in comparison to monthly data. The results of this study suggest future evaluations incorporating the date of ballast water uptake and discharge can provide a more sensitive assessment of risk reflecting seasonal variability compared to an annual average risk model.
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- Ruixin Song
- Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF Canada
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF Canada
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Nall CR, Schläppy ML, Cottier-Cook EJ, Guerin AJ. Influence of coating type, colour, and deployment timing on biofouling by native and non-native species in a marine renewable energy context. BIOFOULING 2022; 38:729-745. [PMID: 36100232 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2022.2121209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biofouling on marine renewable energy devices presents engineering challenges for this developing sector, and has implications for the spread of marine non-native species (NNS) in coastal waters. This is particularly true at sites with abundant energy resource, little existing infrastructure, and few established NNS. Device coatings, such as antifouling paints, could reduce the risk of NNS spread. Settlement on coatings of various types and colours, representing those likely to be used on renewable energy devices, was assessed in the Orkney Islands, northern Scotland. Assemblage composition, but not overall biofouling cover, varied initially among different coloured surfaces, although differences decreased over time. Different coating types (an anticorrosive paint, a biocidal paint and a fouling-release coating) differed in biofouling abundance and composition for the full duration of the experiment. NNS were mostly, but not completely, absent from antifouling surfaces. These results can help informing antifouling strategies for the marine renewable energy industry.
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- Christopher R Nall
- Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Thurso, UK
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Thurso, UK
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Scottish Marine Institute, Argyll, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Thurso, UK
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Dodd JA, Copp GH, Tidbury HJ, Leuven RSEW, Feunteun E, Olsson KH, Gollasch S, Jelmert A, O'Shaughnessy KA, Reeves D, Brenner J, Verreycken H. Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 181:113763. [PMID: 35752508 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In recent decades, gobies have dispersed or introduced from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe in a westerly direction to North American and western European waters. By contrast, the naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, is the only known gobiid species to have been introduced in an easterly direction from North American to western Europe. The potential invasiveness of G. bosc was assessed using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) for rivers and transitional waters for the western and eastern sides of the North Sea. Using globally-derived thresholds, G. bosc was assessed as low-medium invasiveness risk for both sides of the North Sea under current climate conditions. Under future climate conditions, potential invasiveness will increase for both risk assessment areas. Environmental suitability assessment indicated an increase in environmental suitability for G. bosc on the eastern coastline of the North Sea under climate change scenarios and suitability remained unchanged on the western coastline, reflecting the authors' expectations of invasiveness risk.
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- Jennifer A Dodd
- Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, UK; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Poland; Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Programme, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth DT4 8UB, UK
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species (NEC-E), P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, SU, UCN, IRD, UGA), Station marine de Dinard (CRESCO), 38 rue du Port Blanc, 35800 Dinard, France
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- Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University and Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel
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- Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, NO-4817 His, Norway
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- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, Austin, TX, USA; APEM Ltd., Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3NG, UK
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- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, DC, United States
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- Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), Houston, TX, USA
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 bus 73, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Ballast Water Management Strategy to Reduce the Impact of Introductions by Utilizing an Empirical Risk Model. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14060981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The introduction of non-indigenous aquatic species (NIASs) was identified as one of the major threats to aquatic ecosystems. Shipping is one of the potential invasive pathways for the introduction of marine NIASs, mainly via ballast water, sediments, and ship fouling. In addition, The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) aims to mitigate the introduction risk of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOPs) via ships’ ballast water and sediment. Some of these species can be very harmful and cause loss of biodiversity, adverse environmental consequences, and economic and social impacts. In this study, an empirical model based on the environmental similarity and the vessel characteristics was used to assess the risk associated with the ballast water, for the incoming vessels to the port of Kaohsiung and port of Riga. The priority for port state control (PSC) inspection was established and recommended for better ballast water management.
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Özkaynak ÖH, İçemer GT. Determining the bilge water waste risk and management in the Gulf of Antalya by the Monte Carlo method. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2021; 71:1545-1554. [PMID: 34432604 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2021.1972055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bilge water waste poses an environmental risk for humans and marine creatures by causing cancer and developmental disorders due to the toxic substances. This study aims to create a calculation method to calculate the amount of bilge that a ship can produce. The number of ships and the amount of bilge water that they have given the port waste reception facilities in the past years were collected to prevent marine pollution caused by ships in the Gulf of Antalya. The amount of possible future bilge water discharge in the gulf was estimated by using the collected data by linear regression method. The risk distribution of the amount of bilge water that a ship can produce was determined with the data obtained by the Monte Carlo method for the first time in this study. As a result, although the number of ships in the gulf will decrease in number, it is predicted that the amount of bilge water discharge and the needs of a waste receptions facility will increase in the coming years. It is found that the amount of bilge water that a ship can generate will vary in 0.78-3.16 m3, and this data can apply to every ship type. Since the calculation method used in this study can be used for each region with all ship types in calculating the amount of bilge waste a ship can produce, it ensures that the inspections made are more effective. Thus, the management of wastes originating from ships can be effectively and adequately implemented by those who carry out wastes, and marine pollution from ships can be prevented.Implications: Bilge water waste poses an environmental risk for humans and marine creatures by causing cancer and developmental disorders due to the toxic substances. So, It's crucial to manage bilge water waste properly. This study creates a calculation method to calculate the bilge water waste that a ship can produce for applying bilge water waste management. When the studies on the amount of bilge water being discharged into the sea, it is seen that the amount of bilge water that a ship can generate is identified for ships with certain characteristics. However, since the amount of bilge a ship can produce depends on many factors such as engine power, cruise time, and ship's age, these data are insufficient and not usable because it is difficult to predict the type and number of ships in the coming years. This calculation model is simulated most realistically with the calculation to make with the linear regression and Monte Carlo method used for the first time in this study.
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Vilizzi L, Copp GH, Hill JE, Adamovich B, Aislabie L, Akin D, Al-Faisal AJ, Almeida D, Azmai MNA, Bakiu R, Bellati A, Bernier R, Bies JM, Bilge G, Branco P, Bui TD, Canning-Clode J, Cardoso Ramos HA, Castellanos-Galindo GA, Castro N, Chaichana R, Chainho P, Chan J, Cunico AM, Curd A, Dangchana P, Dashinov D, Davison PI, de Camargo MP, Dodd JA, Durland Donahou AL, Edsman L, Ekmekçi FG, Elphinstone-Davis J, Erős T, Evangelista C, Fenwick G, Ferincz Á, Ferreira T, Feunteun E, Filiz H, Forneck SC, Gajduchenko HS, Gama Monteiro J, Gestoso I, Giannetto D, Gilles AS, Gizzi F, Glamuzina B, Glamuzina L, Goldsmit J, Gollasch S, Goulletquer P, Grabowska J, Harmer R, Haubrock PJ, He D, Hean JW, Herczeg G, Howland KL, İlhan A, Interesova E, Jakubčinová K, Jelmert A, Johnsen SI, Kakareko T, Kanongdate K, Killi N, Kim JE, Kırankaya ŞG, Kňazovická D, Kopecký O, Kostov V, Koutsikos N, Kozic S, Kuljanishvili T, Kumar B, Kumar L, Kurita Y, Kurtul I, Lazzaro L, Lee L, Lehtiniemi M, Leonardi G, Leuven RSEW, Li S, Lipinskaya T, Liu F, Lloyd L, Lorenzoni M, Luna SA, Lyons TJ, Magellan K, Malmstrøm M, Marchini A, Marr SM, Masson G, Masson L, McKenzie CH, Memedemin D, Mendoza R, Minchin D, Miossec L, Moghaddas SD, Moshobane MC, Mumladze L, Naddafi R, Najafi-Majd E, Năstase A, Năvodaru I, Neal JW, Nienhuis S, Nimtim M, Nolan ET, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Olenin S, Olsson K, Onikura N, O'Shaughnessy K, Paganelli D, Parretti P, Patoka J, Pavia RTB, Pellitteri-Rosa D, Pelletier-Rousseau M, Peralta EM, Perdikaris C, Pietraszewski D, Piria M, Pitois S, Pompei L, Poulet N, Preda C, Puntila-Dodd R, Qashqaei AT, Radočaj T, Rahmani H, Raj S, Reeves D, Ristovska M, Rizevsky V, Robertson DR, Robertson P, Ruykys L, Saba AO, Santos JM, Sarı HM, Segurado P, Semenchenko V, Senanan W, Simard N, Simonović P, Skóra ME, Slovák Švolíková K, Smeti E, Šmídová T, Špelić I, Srėbalienė G, Stasolla G, Stebbing P, Števove B, Suresh VR, Szajbert B, Ta KAT, Tarkan AS, Tempesti J, Therriault TW, Tidbury HJ, Top-Karakuş N, Tricarico E, Troca DFA, Tsiamis K, Tuckett QM, Tutman P, Uyan U, Uzunova E, Vardakas L, Velle G, Verreycken H, Vintsek L, Wei H, Weiperth A, Weyl OLF, Winter ER, Włodarczyk R, Wood LE, Yang R, Yapıcı S, Yeo SSB, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Yunnie ALE, Zhu Y, Zięba G, Žitňanová K, Clarke S. A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 788:147868. [PMID: 34134389 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native species and ecosystems. To inform policy, stakeholders and management decisions on global threats to aquatic ecosystems, 195 assessors representing 120 risk assessment areas across all six inhabited continents screened 819 non-native species from 15 groups of aquatic organisms (freshwater, brackish, marine plants and animals) using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit. This multi-lingual decision-support tool for the risk screening of aquatic organisms provides assessors with risk scores for a species under current and future climate change conditions that, following a statistically based calibration, permits the accurate classification of species into high-, medium- and low-risk categories under current and predicted climate conditions. The 1730 screenings undertaken encompassed wide geographical areas (regions, political entities, parts thereof, water bodies, river basins, lake drainage basins, and marine regions), which permitted thresholds to be identified for almost all aquatic organismal groups screened as well as for tropical, temperate and continental climate classes, and for tropical and temperate marine ecoregions. In total, 33 species were identified as posing a 'very high risk' of being or becoming invasive, and the scores of several of these species under current climate increased under future climate conditions, primarily due to their wide thermal tolerances. The risk thresholds determined for taxonomic groups and climate zones provide a basis against which area-specific or climate-based calibrated thresholds may be interpreted. In turn, the risk rankings help decision-makers identify which species require an immediate 'rapid' management action (e.g. eradication, control) to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts, which require a full risk assessment, and which are to be restricted or banned with regard to importation and/or sale as ornamental or aquarium/fishery enhancement.
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- Lorenzo Vilizzi
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK; School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, PO Box 49, Basrah, Iraq
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana 1000, Albania; Albanian Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Tirana 1000, Albania
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 5K4, Canada
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Marine Science, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, 41A Phu Dien, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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- Coordination of Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources, Department of Species Conservation, Ministry of Environment, 70068-900 Brasilia, Brazil
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- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), 28359 Bremen, Germany; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Division of Research Policy and Plan, National Research Council of Thailand, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Animal and Plant Sciences Group, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany 8237, Hungary
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4YW, UK
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- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Landscape, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen, IRD, Université de Guadeloupe Antilles), Station Marine de Dinard, CRESCO, 35800 Dinard, France
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada; Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany; Nature and Environment Management Operators s.r.l., 50121 Florence, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; GroundTruth, Water, Wetlands and Environmental Engineering, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal 3245, South Africa
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, NO-7485 His, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Institute of Animal Science, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje 1000, Macedonia
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India
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- REF Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal 700120, India
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7TX, England, United Kingdom
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University & Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai 200041, China
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Aquatic Science Institute, Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa 850009, China
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- Lloyd Environmental Pty Ltd, Somers, Victoria 3927, Australia; School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; New Mexico Biopark Society, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; University of Battambang, 02360 Battambang, Cambodia
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- Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), NO-0213 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des environnements continentaux, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université de Lorraine, 57000 Metz, France
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- Freshwater Fish Ecology Laboratory, Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 4Z9, Canada
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- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1A 5J7, Canada
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Clare V94 767X, Ireland; Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983963113 Tehran, Iran
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Biological Invasions Directorate, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; Department of Biology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Gauteng 0208, South Africa; Young Water Professionals, South African Chapter, Limpopo 1685, South Africa
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- Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Division of Coastal Research, SE-453 30 Oregrund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ege University, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- University of Tartu, 80012 Pärnu, Estonia; National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; The Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Coral Beach, Eilat 8810302, Israel
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744, USA
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory and Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Epirus, 46 100, Igoumenitsa, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Pôle écohydraulique OFB-IMFT-P, French Agency for Biodiversity, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, 4816118771, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 560065, India
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- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Resources, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0828, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Agriculture, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, 106101 Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri 20130, Thailand
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada
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- Faculty of Biology & Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Professor Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station, 84-150 Hel, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK; APEM Ltd, A17 Embankment, Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Manchester, Cheshire SK4 3GN, UK
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Division of Mariculture, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala 682018, India
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 6N7, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Oceanography, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96203-900 Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Attica, Anavyssos 19013, Greece
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
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- Laboratory for Ichthyology and Coastal Fisheries, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Skretting Turkey, Güllük Milas, 48670, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Norwegian Research Centre, 5007 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), B-1630 Linkebeek, Belgium
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- Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China; Key Laboratory of Recreational fisheries Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda 6139, South Africa; DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Biodiversity Studies and Bioeducation, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Aquaculture Technology Promotion Station of Nantong, Nantong, China
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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Outinen O, Bailey SA, Broeg K, Chasse J, Clarke S, Daigle RM, Gollasch S, Kakkonen JE, Lehtiniemi M, Normant-Saremba M, Ogilvie D, Viard F. Exceptions and exemptions under the ballast water management convention - Sustainable alternatives for ballast water management? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 293:112823. [PMID: 34044234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) aims to mitigate the introduction risk of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP) via ships' ballast water and sediments. The BWM Convention has set regulations for ships to utilise exceptions and exemptions from ballast water management under specific circumstances. This study evaluated local and regional case studies to provide clarity for situations, where ships could be excepted or exempted from ballast water management without risking recipient locations to new introductions of HAOP. Ships may be excepted from ballast water management if all ballasting operations are conducted in the same location (Regulation A-3.5 of the BWM Convention). The same location case study determined whether the entire Vuosaari harbour (Helsinki, Finland) should be considered as the same location based on salinity and composition of HAOP between the two harbour terminals. The Vuosaari harbour case study revealed mismatching occurrences of HAOP between the harbour terminals, supporting the recommendation that exceptions based on the same location concept should be limited to the smallest feasible areas within a harbour. The other case studies evaluated whether ballast water exemptions could be granted for ships using two existing risk assessment (RA) methods (Joint Harmonised Procedure [JHP] and Same Risk Area [SRA]), consistent with Regulation A-4 of the BWM Convention. The JHP method compares salinity and presence of target species (TS) between donor and recipient ports to indicate the introduction risk (high or low) attributed to transferring unmanaged ballast water. The SRA method uses a biophysical model to determine whether HAOP could naturally disperse between ports, regardless of their transportation in ballast water. The results of the JHP case study for the Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean determined that over 97% of shipping routes within these regions resulted in a high-risk indication. The one route assessed in the Gulf of Maine, North America also resulted in a high-risk outcome. The SRA assessment resulted in an overall weak connectivity between all ports assessed within the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, indicating that a SRA-based exemption would not be appropriate for the entire study area. In summary, exceptions and exemptions should not be considered as common alternatives for ballast water management. The availability of recent and detailed species occurrence data was considered the most important factor to conduct a successful and reliable RA. SRA models should include biological factors that influence larval dispersal and recruitment potential (e.g., pelagic larval duration, settlement period) to provide a more realistic estimation of natural dispersal.
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- Okko Outinen
- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78, 20359, Hamburg, Germany
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- Gulf Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
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- Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Marine Services, Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, Orkney, KW15 1SD, Scotland, UK
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Al. M. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Kraus R, Grilli F, Supić N, Janeković I, Brailo M, Cara M, Cetinić AB, Campanelli A, Cozzi S, D'Adamo R, Djakovac T, Dutour-Sikirić M, Flander-Putrle V, Francé J, Joksimović D, Klun K, Kolitari J, Kralj M, Kušpilić G, Marini M, Matić F, Mikuš J, Ninčević-Gladan Ž, Pansera M, Pećarević M, Precali R, Prusina I, Relitti F, Santucci A, Specchiulli A, Škalic D. Oceanographic characteristics of the Adriatic Sea - Support to secondary HAOP spread through natural dispersal. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:59-85. [PMID: 30528114 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Vessels, specifically ballast water and hull fouling, are a major vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) in European seas. The Mediterranean is one of the world's marine regions where their invasion is heaviest. The shallow Adriatic basin is a highly sensitive area that is already experiencing its consequences. The secondary spread of NIS over a wider area through natural dispersion is a complex process that depends on a wide range of oceanographic factors. This work analysed the dataset of the BALMAS project, in whose framework twelve ports in the Adriatic Sea were subjected to a Port Baseline Survey (PBS), to estimate the natural spread of NIS organisms from their port of arrival to the wider Adriatic basin. Its findings indicate that the prevailing water circulation patterns facilitate the natural dispersal of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP).
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- Romina Kraus
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, IRBIM, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; The University of Western Australia, Australia.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, SH1, 1000 Tirana, Albania.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Strada Statale 14, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
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- National Research Council, CNR-IRBIM, via Pola 4, 71010 Lesina (FG), Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, SH1, 1000 Tirana, Albania.
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- Sezione di Oceanografia, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, via Auguste Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, IRBIM, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Arsenale Tesa 104 Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- Sezione di Oceanografia, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, via Auguste Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- National Research Council, CNR-IRBIM, via Pola 4, 71010 Lesina (FG), Italy; Hydrographic Institute of the Italian Navy, Passo dell'Osservatorio 4, 16134 Genova, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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Gollasch S, Hewitt CL, Bailey S, David M. Introductions and transfers of species by ballast water in the Adriatic Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:8-15. [PMID: 30177381 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Following the Editorial addressing the BALMAS project, we open the ballast water management special issue for the Adriatic Sea by providing background information on non-indigenous species and the mechanisms (vectors) of transport. Problems allocating introduction mechanisms for various species with certainty are described; in general, key introduction mechanisms are shipping, with ballast water and biofouling as dominant vectors, and aquaculture activities. The dominant mechanisms for introduction may differ through time, between regions and across species. We highlight ballast water as the focus of an international convention to prevent future introductions, reviewing management options and suggesting future research needs. This assessment is not restricted in application to the Adriatic Sea, but is applicable to other coastal waters. Results of such future work may contribute to the experience building phase planned by the International Maritime Organization for a harmonised implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention.
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- University of Waikato, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
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David M, Magaletti E, Kraus R, Marini M. Vulnerability to bioinvasions: Current status, risk assessment and management of ballast water through a regional approach - the Adriatic Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:1-7. [PMID: 31262500 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The United Nations recognised the transfer of invasive species across natural barriers as one of the greatest pressures to the world's oceans and seas. The BWM Convention sets the global standards on ballast water management (BWM) requirements, while recognising that regional and local specifics have to be considered for its effective implementation. In the Adriatic Sea cross-border activities were conducted to provide for essential information/data and tools to support a regionally coordinated implementation of the BWM Convention. This special issue contains 18 publications that include results and recommendations from studying the ballast water and management issues through sampling of ballast water on vessels, risk assessment for exemptions and BWM, biological and chemical port baseline surveys and monitoring conducted in ports along the Adriatic Sea coast, oceanographic conditions, ballast water sediment issues and their management in ports, and the implementation options of the BWM Convention through the Adriatic States' environmental law and institutions cooperation. Essential data and tools to support a regional approach in the implementation of the BWM Convention were provided, and are therefore available to the administrations of the Adriatic countries to enable protection of the Adriatic Sea environment, human health property and resources from negative impacts of ballast water being discharged in the area. Data, approaches and tools provided here may be helpful in any other region to support an effective BWM Convention implementation.
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- Matej David
- Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
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- ISPRA - National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00166 Rome, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Giordano Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, CNR-IRBIM, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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Kraus R, Ninčević-Gladan Ž, Auriemma R, Bastianini M, Bolognini L, Cabrini M, Cara M, Čalić M, Campanelli A, Cvitković I, Despalatović M, Dragičević B, Drakulović D, Dulčić J, Flander-Putrle V, Grati F, Grego M, Grilli F, Jaklin A, Janeković I, Kolitari J, Lipej L, Magaletti E, Marini M, Matić-Skoko S, Mavrič B, Mikuš J, Mozetič P, Orlando-Bonaca M, Petović S, Precali R, Supić N, Trabucco B, Travizi A, Žuljević A. Strategy of port baseline surveys (PBS) in the Adriatic Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:47-58. [PMID: 30318309 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Port baseline surveys (PBS) provide species inventories in and around ports, with a focus on non-indigenous species that may have been introduced by vessels, primarily via ballast water. PBS are an essential tool to support effective management strategies for non-indigenous as well as native harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP). This paper describes the methodology of PBS that were conducted in 12 Adriatic ports. The PBS employed existing protocols that were adapted to meet the characteristics of the Adriatic sites. Their results are reported in several papers included in this special issue, each of which is devoted to a specific community. An overview of existing surveys protocols - which provide valuable support to decision-making and to design effective monitoring of non-indigenous species - is also supplied.
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- Romina Kraus
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale, Oceanography section, via Auguste Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Arsenale Tesa 104 Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale, Oceanography section, via Auguste Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, SH1, 1000 Tirana, Albania.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Kneza Damjana Jude 12, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; The University of Western Australia, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering & UWA Oceans Institute, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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- Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, SH1, 1000 Tirana, Albania.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
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- National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Department of Aquaculture, Ćira Carića 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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Mozetič P, Cangini M, Francé J, Bastianini M, Bernardi Aubry F, Bužančić M, Cabrini M, Cerino F, Čalić M, D'Adamo R, Drakulović D, Finotto S, Fornasaro D, Grilli F, Kraus R, Kužat N, Marić Pfannkuchen D, Ninčević Gladan Ž, Pompei M, Rotter A, Servadei I, Skejić S. Phytoplankton diversity in Adriatic ports: Lessons from the port baseline survey for the management of harmful algal species. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:117-132. [PMID: 29295741 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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An inventory of phytoplankton diversity in 12 Adriatic ports was performed with the port baseline survey. Particular emphasis was put on the detection of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP) because of their negative impact on ecosystem, human health, and the economy. Phytoplanktonic HAOP are identified as species, either native or non-indigenous (NIS), which can trigger harmful algal blooms (HAB). A list of 691 taxa was prepared, and among them 52 were classified as HAB and five as NIS. Records of toxigenic NIS (Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, Ostreopsis species including O. cf. ovata) indicate that the intrusion of non-native invasive phytoplankton species has already occurred in some Adriatic ports. The seasonal occurrence and abundance of HAOP offers a solid baseline for a monitoring design in ports in order to prevent ballast water uptake and possible expansion of HAOP outside their native region.
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- Patricija Mozetič
- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins, V.le A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico, FC, Italy.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Oceanography Division, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, via Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Oceanography Division, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, via Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Kneza Damjana Jude 12, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Via Pola 4, 71010 Lesina, FG, Italy.
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- University of Montenegro, Institute of Marine Biology, Dobrota bb, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- Oceanography Division, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, via Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, 60125 Ancona, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Giordano Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Giordano Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins, V.le A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico, FC, Italy.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins, V.le A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico, FC, Italy.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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David M, Gollasch S. Risk assessment for ballast water management - Learning from the Adriatic Sea case study. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:36-46. [PMID: 29454491 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ballast water management convention incorporates principles of risk assessment. A new ballast water management risk assessment model was developed to support the implementation of most efficient management measures, which we also present as a flowchart decision support system model. The risk assessment model was tested using data from port baseline surveys where available, and real shipping and ballast water discharges data. The here presented ballast water management risk assessment and possible management options are applicable elsewhere to support and improve complex decision making in the implementation of management requirements according to the ballast water management convention. If needed, the model may easy be adapted to address local specifics in any other region or area.
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- Matej David
- Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
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Maglić L, Frančić V, Zec D, David M. Ballast water sediment management in ports. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:237-244. [PMID: 28969909 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In order to estimate the possible effects of existing ballast tank sediment management routine in ports the respective legal framework from different states was examined and the operational modes of selected Adriatic shipyards was analysed. The goal was to determine if the States' administration and ports' management are aware of risks which sediments pose to human health and environment due to possible presence of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP) or high concentrations of heavy metals. The analysis revealed that sediments from ballast tanks after being collected, are subject to the same handling procedure as any other waste material generated during ships' repair and maintenance. In addition, measures preventing sediment drainage into the sea or procedures for analyzing the presence of heavy metals or toxics have not been identified. The paper proposes the procedures ensuring the more advanced level of protection from HAOP and potentially toxic substances from ballast sediment.
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- Lovro Maglić
- Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Studentska 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
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- Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, SI 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
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Di Poi E, Kraus R, Cabrini M, Finotto S, Flander-Putrle V, Grego M, Kužat N, Ninčević Gladan Ž, Pezzolesi L, Riccardi E, Bernardi Aubry F, Bastianini M. Dinoflagellate resting cysts from surface sediments of the Adriatic Ports: Distribution and potential spreading patterns. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:185-208. [PMID: 30926267 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ability of microalgae to preserve viable in coastal sediments as resting forms provides a reservoir of biodiversity and a useful tool to determine species spreadings. This study represents the first port baseline survey on dinoflagellate cysts, investigated in nine Adriatic ports during a cross border project. 40 dinoflagellate taxa were detected. The assemblages resulted in all ports dominated by Lingulodinium polyedra and Alexandrium minutum/affine/tamutum group. General separation to the western and eastern side of the Adriatic regarding cysts assemblage composition, partially abundance, was observed. Six taxa were detected as non-indigenous species for the Adriatic. Two taxa are included in the list of harmful aquatic organisms, indicating the potential threat of ballast waters in the Adriatic. Potential spreading of taxa by general circulation and ballast waters, intra- and extra-Adriatic was investigated. The entering in to force of the ballast waters management regulations should enhance prospects to minimize future harmful impacts.
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- Elena Di Poi
- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Giordano Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- ISMAR CNR Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Giordano Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), University of Bologna, Via Sant'Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy.
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- Fondazione Centro Ricerche Marine, National Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins, V.le A. Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico, FC, Italy.
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- ISMAR CNR Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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- ISMAR CNR Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Castello 2737/f, 30122 Venice, Italy.
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Cabrini M, Cerino F, de Olazabal A, Di Poi E, Fabbro C, Fornasaro D, Goruppi A, Flander-Putrle V, Francé J, Gollasch S, Hure M, Lipej L, Lučić D, Magaletti E, Mozetič P, Tinta T, Tornambè A, Turk V, Uhan J, David M. Potential transfer of aquatic organisms via ballast water with a particular focus on harmful and non-indigenous species: A survey from Adriatic ports. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:16-35. [PMID: 29454492 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ballast water discharges may cause negative impacts to aquatic ecosystems, human health and economic activities by the introduction of potentially harmful species. Fifty untreated ballast water tanks, ten in each port, were sampled in four Adriatic Italian ports and one Slovenian port. Salinity, temperature and fluorescence were measured on board. Faecal indicator bacteria (FIB), phyto- and zooplankton were qualitatively and quantitatively determined to identify the species assemblage arriving in ballast water. FIB exceeded the convention standard limits in 12% of the sampled tanks. Vibrio cholerae was not detected. The number of viable organisms in the size groups (minimum dimension) <50 and ≥10 μm and ≥50 μm resulted above the abundances required from the Ballast Water Management Convention in 55 and 86% of the samples, respectively. This is not surprising as unmanaged ballast waters were sampled. Some potentially toxic and non-indigenous species were observed in both phyto- and zooplankton assemblages.
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- M Cabrini
- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, (OGS), Section of Oceanography, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- Gollasch Consulting (GoConsult), Grosse Brunnenstrasse 61, 22763 Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48, 00144 Roma, Italy
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48, 00144 Roma, Italy
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia; Vina Gorica 17, 8210 Trebnje, Slovenia
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- Dr.Matej David Consult d.o.o., Korte 13 e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
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Rak G, Zec D, Markovčić Kostelac M, Joksimović D, Gollasch S, David M. The implementation of the ballast water management convention in the Adriatic Sea through States' cooperation: The contribution of environmental law and institutions. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 147:245-253. [PMID: 30297166 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The Adriatic Sea, a semi-enclosed and vulnerable environment, deserves special attention regarding the risk of introducing Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens via ships' ballast water as new species findings occur at an alarming rate. This species introduction vector was addressed with the 2004 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, which entered into force in 2017. The efficient implementation of this convention calls for Adriatic States' cooperation on environmental specifics that have not been dealt with neither by national nor by international measures yet. Based on legal and institutional data gathered, and considering the regional maritime traffic and environmental specifics, this paper reveals that the integration of current environmental law commitments as well as a better dialogue between public institutions from shipping and environmental sectors may foster the implementation of ballast water management obligations through appropriate Adriatic States' cooperation.
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- Giulietta Rak
- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale - ISPRA, Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
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- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Studentska 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Dr Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
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Muha TP, Skukan R, Borrell YJ, Rico JM, Garcia de Leaniz C, Garcia‐Vazquez E, Consuegra S. Contrasting seasonal and spatial distribution of native and invasive Codium seaweed revealed by targeting species-specific eDNA. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:8567-8579. [PMID: 31410262 PMCID: PMC6686311 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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AIM Codium fragile, an invasive seaweed, has spread widely during the last century, impacting on local seaweed communities through competition and disturbance. Early detection of C. fragile can help on its control and management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has proved successful for early detection of aquatic invasive species but its potential use for seaweed remains understudied. We used a species-specific eDNA qPCR approach to investigate the spatial distribution, abundance, and coexistence of the invasive C. fragile and three native Codium species (Codium vermilara, Codium tomentosum, and Codium decorticatum) in the Cantabrian Sea. LOCATION Bay of Biscay, Northern Atlantic Coast of the Iberian Peninsula; two ports, a beach and a rocky cliff. METHODS We designed species-specific primers in barcoding regions targeting short fragments of the rbcL gene for the invasive Codium species, and the elongation factor Tu (tufA) gene for the native species, to assess their spatial and seasonal distributions using quantitative real-time PCR in samples collected during summer, autumn, and winter. RESULTS We found seasonal differences in the presence of the invasive Codium fragile and two of the native Codium species, but did not detect C. decorticatum at any point. Species distribution patterns produced with qPCR targeting species-specific eDNA coincided with the known distribution based on previous conventional sampling, with a seasonal alternance of C. fragile and C. vermilara, and a marked dominance of invasive C. fragile in ports, which are known hotspots for invasive species. MAIN CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the utility of using eDNA for early detection and monitoring of invasive seaweed. Native and invasive Codium spp. displayed significant seasonal and spatial differentiation that needs to be taken into account in risk management. Regular monitoring of ports and adjacent areas using eDNA should help to assess the potential expansion of invasive Codium and the need for management interventions to avoid the displacement of native seaweed.
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- Department of Biology of Organisms and Systems (BOS)University of OviedoOviedoSpain
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Srėbalienė G, Olenin S, Minchin D, Narščius A. A comparison of impact and risk assessment methods based on the IMO Guidelines and EU invasive alien species risk assessment frameworks. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6965. [PMID: 31218119 PMCID: PMC6563794 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A comparative analysis of two risk assessment (RA) frameworks developed to support the implementation of the international Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) and European Regulation on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) was performed. This analysis revealed both differences and similarities between the IMO Risk Assessment Guidelines (IMO, 2007) and EU Regulation supplement on RA of IAS (EU, 2018) in RA approaches, key principles, RA components and categories of IAS impacts recommended for assessment. The results of this analysis were used to produce a common procedure for the evaluation of the bioinvasion risk and impact assessment methods intended to support international, regional and/or national policy on IAS. The procedure includes a scoring scheme to assess compliance with the key principles, RA components and categories of bioinvasion impacts taken into account by the methods. In these methods the categories of impacts on human health and economy are underrepresented comparing with impacts on environment.
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- Greta Srėbalienė
- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania.,Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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Outinen O, Forsström T, Yli-Rosti J, Vesakoski O, Lehtiniemi M. Monitoring of sessile and mobile epifauna - Considerations for non-indigenous species. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 141:332-342. [PMID: 30955741 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The present study aimed to develop monitoring methods for shallow water sessile and mobile epifauna with the main focus on enhancing the chance of early detection for new non-indigenous species (NIS) invasions. The field sampling was conducted between June and September in 2012, in the Archipelago Sea (Finland). The tested monitoring methods included baited traps that capture organisms and habitat collectors that provide habitat and refuges for organisms, as well as fouling plates. Catch efficiency of a trap/collector was defined as the number of NIS and all species caught, including their abundances. The American collector with oyster shells (habitat collector) caught the highest number of NIS, and their use is recommended in all places, where oyster shells are easily accessible. Sampling of all habitats of interest between 1 and 2 m depth is recommended with at least three habitat collectors per site.
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- Okko Outinen
- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Archipelago Research Institute, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Ballast Water Management in the Black Sea’s Ports. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse6020069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lim CS, Leong YL, Tan KS. Managing the risk of non-indigenous marine species transfer in Singapore using a study of vessel movement. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 115:332-344. [PMID: 28012739 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Shipping is recognized as a major vector for the global transfer of non-indigenous marine species (NIMS). As a major transshipment port, Singapore can minimize the risk of NIMS transfer by implementing pragmatic management strategies, such as using vessel movement information to assess the risk of NIMS transfer. Findings from vessel movement information in a major port terminal in Singapore showed that vessel residence time is short, with >92% of vessels spending seven days or less. There was little variation in vessel residence time to vessel arrival numbers, while the top three last ports of call were found to be from regional ports. Using two key features obtained from vessel movement records, 1) vessel residence time and 2) biogeographic origin of the vessels' last port of call, a simple risk assessment matrix was constructed and applied to assess the level of risk of NIMS transfer by transiting vessels.
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- Chin Sing Lim
- Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119227, Singapore.
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- Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119227, Singapore
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- Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119227, Singapore
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Kang A, Song JY. A Study on the Optimization of Ballast Water Treatment System for Scale-up. KOREAN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.9713/kcer.2016.54.5.630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Foster V, Giesler RJ, Wilson AMW, Nall CR, Cook EJ. Identifying the physical features of marina infrastructure associated with the presence of non-native species in the UK. MARINE BIOLOGY 2016; 163:173. [PMID: 27512234 PMCID: PMC4960282 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2941-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Marine invasive non-native species (NNS) are one of the greatest threats to global marine biodiversity, causing significant economic and social impacts. Marinas are increasingly recognised as key reservoirs for invasive NNS. They provide submersed artificial habitat that unintentionally supports the establishment of NNS introduced from visiting recreational vessels. While ballast water and shipping vectors have been well documented, the role of recreational vessels in spreading NNS has been relatively poorly studied. Identification of the main physical features found within marinas, which relate to the presence of NNS, is important to inform the development of effective biosecurity measures and prevent further spread. Towards this aim, physical features that could influence the presence of NNS were assessed for marinas throughout the UK in July 2013. Thirty-three marine and brackish NNS have been recorded in UK marinas, and of the 88 marinas studied in detail, 83 contained between 1 and 13 NNS. Significant differences in freshwater input, marina entrance width and seawall length were associated with the presence of NNS. Additionally, questionnaires were distributed to marina managers and recreational vessel owners to understand current biosecurity practices and attitudes to recreational vessel biosecurity. The main barriers to biosecurity compliance were cited as cost and time. Further work identifying easily distinguished features of marinas could be used as a proxy to assess risk of invasion.
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- Victoria Foster
- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA UK
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- School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH93JW Scotland UK
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Thurso, Caithness KW14 7EE UK
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA UK
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Olenin S, Ojaveer H, Minchin D, Boelens R. Assessing exemptions under the ballast water management convention: preclude the Trojan horse. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 103:84-92. [PMID: 26795122 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) is a powerful instrument aimed at reducing spread of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOPs). As BWMC is expected to enter into force soon, shipping companies will start seeking exemptions for ballast water management in accordance with BWMC Regulation A-4. However, without scientifically robust risk assessment (RA) and consistent rules, the exemptions may introduce a new form of risk within a convention generally designed to reduce risks. This paper describes an adaptive system for granting exemptions, consisting of six major components: target species selection procedure, port-to-port RA, monitoring, information support, administrative decision and review process. The system is based on key principles defined in the IMO guidelines for RA and is designed to continuously accumulate evolving experience on granting exemptions. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the control of the spread of HAOPs, without placing an unnecessary burden on the shipping industry.
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- Sergej Olenin
- Marine Science and Technology Centre, Klaipėda University, Lithuania.
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Pärnu, Estonia
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- Marine Science and Technology Centre, Klaipėda University, Lithuania; Lough Derg Science Group, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland
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- Lough Derg Science Group, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland
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Briski E, Gollasch S, David M, Linley RD, Casas-Monroy O, Rajakaruna H, Bailey SA. Combining Ballast Water Exchange and Treatment To Maximize Prevention of Species Introductions to Freshwater Ecosystems. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:9566-9573. [PMID: 26171811 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The most effective way to manage species transfers is to prevent their introduction via vector regulation. Soon, international ships will be required to meet numeric ballast discharge standards using ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, and ballast water exchange (BWE), currently required by several countries, will be phased out. However, there are concerns that BWT systems may not function reliably in fresh and/or turbid water. A land-based evaluation of simulated "BWE plus BWT" versus "BWT alone" demonstrated potential benefits of combining BWE with BWT for protection of freshwater ecosystems. We conducted ship-based testing to compare the efficacy of "BWE plus BWT" versus "BWT alone" on voyages starting with freshwater ballast. We tested the hypotheses that there is an additional effect of "BWE plus BWT" compared to "BWT alone" on the reduction of plankton, and that taxa remaining after "BWE plus BWT" will be marine (low risk for establishment at freshwater recipient ports). Our study found that BWE has significant additional effect on the reduction of plankton, and this effect increases with initial abundance. As per expectations, "BWT alone" tanks contained higher risk freshwater or euryhaline taxa at discharge, while "BWE plus BWT" tanks contained mostly lower risk marine taxa unlikely to survive in recipient freshwater ecosystems.
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- Elizabeta Briski
- †GEOMAR, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- ‡Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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- §Gollasch Consulting, Grosse Brunnenstrasse 61, 22763 Hamburg, Germany
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- ∥Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
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- ‡Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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- ‡Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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- ‡Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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- ‡Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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Leidenberger S, Obst M, Kulawik R, Stelzer K, Heyer K, Hardisty A, Bourlat SJ. Evaluating the potential of ecological niche modelling as a component in marine non-indigenous species risk assessments. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 97:470-487. [PMID: 26066862 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Marine biological invasions have increased with the development of global trading, causing the homogenization of communities and the decline of biodiversity. A main vector is ballast water exchange from shipping. This study evaluates the use of ecological niche modelling (ENM) to predict the spread of 18 non-indigenous species (NIS) along shipping routes and their potential habitat suitability (hot/cold spots) in the Baltic Sea and Northeast Atlantic. Results show that, contrary to current risk assessment methods, temperature and sea ice concentration determine habitat suitability for 61% of species, rather than salinity (11%). We show high habitat suitability for NIS in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, a transitional area for NIS entering or leaving the Baltic Sea. As many cases of NIS introduction in the marine environment are associated with shipping pathways, we explore how ENM can be used to provide valuable information on the potential spread of NIS for ballast water risk assessment.
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- Sonja Leidenberger
- Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences - Kristineberg, University of Gothenburg, Kristineberg 566, SE-451 78 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden.
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University Gothenburg, Box 463, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Fraunhofer IAIS Knowledge Discovery, Schloss Birlinghoven, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Brockman Consult GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 2, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Brockman Consult GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 2, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Queens Buildings, 5 The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University Gothenburg, Box 463, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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