Non-indigenous species refined national baseline inventories: a synthesis in the context of the European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Refined baseline inventories of non-indigenous species (NIS) are set per European Union Member State (MS), in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The inventories are based on the initial assessment of the MSFD (2012) and the updated data of the European Alien Species Information Network, in collaboration with NIS experts appointed by the MSs. The analysis revealed that a large number of NIS was not reported from the initial assessments. Moreover, several NIS initially listed are currently considered as native in Europe or were proven to be historical misreportings. The refined baseline inventories constitute a milestone for the MSFD Descriptor 2 implementation, providing an improved basis for reporting new NIS introductions, facilitating the MSFD D2 assessment. In addition, the inventories can help MSs in the establishment of monitoring systems of targeted NIS, and foster cooperation on monitoring of NIS across or within shared marine subregions.

TSIAMIS Konstantinos;  PALIALEXIS Andreas;  STEFANOVA Kremena;  NIČEVIĆ GLADAN Živana;  SKEJIĆ Sanda;  DESPALATOVIĆ Marija;  CVITKOVIĆ Ivan;  DRAGIČEVIĆ B;  DULČIĆ J;  VIDJAK Olga;  BOJANIĆ Natalia;  ŽULJEVIĆ Ante;  APLIKIOTI Marilena;  ARGYROU Marina;  JOSEPHIDES Marios;  MICHAELIDES Nicolas;  JAKOBSEN Hans H;  STAEHR Peter;  OJAVEER Henn;  LEHTINIEMI Maiju;  MASSÉ Cecile;  ZENETOS Argyro;  CASTRIOTA Luca;  LIVI Silvia;  MAZZIOTTI Christina;  SCHEMBRI P.J.;  EVANS Julian;  BARTOLO Angela G.;  KABUTA Saa;  SMOLDERS Sander;  KNEGTERING Edo;  GITTENBERGER Arjan;  GRUSZKA Piotr;  KRAŚNIEWSKI Wojciech;  BARTILOTTI Cátia;  TUATY-GUERRA Miriam;  CANNING-CLODE João;  COSTA Ana C.;  PARENTE Manuela E.;  BOTELHO Andrea Z;  MICAEL Joana;  MIODONSKI Joana V.;  CARREIRA Gilberto P.;  LOPES Vera;  CHAINHO Paula;  BARBERÁ Carmen;  NADDAFI Rahmat;  FLORIN Ann-Britt;  BARRY Peter;  STEBBING Paul D.;  DE JESUS CARDOSO Ana; 

2019-08-01

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JRC115028

0025-326X (online),   

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X19304576?via%3Dihub,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC115028,   

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.012 (online),