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 Infor...

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Published in:	Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 145; pp. 429 - 435
Main Authors:	Tsiamis, Konstantinos, Palialexis, Andreas, Stefanova, Kremena, Gladan, Živana Ničević, Skejić, Sanda, Despalatović, Marija, Cvitković, Ivan, Dragičević, Branko, Dulčić, Jakov, Vidjak, Olja, Bojanić, Natalia, Žuljević, Ante, Aplikioti, Marilena, Argyrou, Marina, Josephides, Marios, Michailidis, Nikolas, Jakobsen, Hans H., Staehr, Peter A., Ojaveer, Henn, Lehtiniemi, Maiju, Massé, Cécile, Zenetos, Argyro, Castriota, Luca, Livi, Silvia, Mazziotti, Cristina, Schembri, Patrick J., Evans, Julian, Bartolo, Angela G., Kabuta, Saa Henry, Smolders, Sander, Knegtering, Edo, Gittenberger, Arjan, Gruszka, Piotr, Kraśniewski, Wojciech, Bartilotti, Cátia, Tuaty-Guerra, Miriam, Canning-Clode, João, Costa, Ana C., Parente, Manuela I., 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., Cardoso, Ana Cristina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2019 Elsevier BV Elsevier
Subjects:	Alien species Aquatic Organisms - classification Aquatic Organisms - growth & development Biodiversity and Ecology Ecology Ekologi Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sciences Europe European Union Introduced species Introduced Species - statistics & numerical data Invasive species Inventories Inventory management Marine Marine Biology Member State Monitoring Monitoring systems Native organisms Oligohaline Europe Alien species Marine Member State Europe Oligohaline specie European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive refined national inventorie Non-indigenous baseline
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Summary:	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. •Refined MSFD baseline inventories of non-indigenous species (NIS) are set in EU.•The inventories are given per EU Member State (MS) and MSFD subregion up to 2012.•The NIS lists provide a basis for reporting new NIS introductions in EU after 2012.•Our work constitutes a milestone for the MSFD Descriptor 2 implementation.
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ISSN:	0025-326X 1879-3363 1879-3363
DOI:	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.012