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Data
NIS-msfd_2022-09-27
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Reporting obligations (ROD)
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Methodology:
National inventories of NIS were collated, revised and updated with published data from biodiversity and hot-spot campaigns, academic surveys, and citizen science observed until December 2020 (reported until June 2022). AquaNIS and EASIN databases were also consulted. The revised list was validated with the contribution of national experts. For each regional sea, marine and estuarine species are grouped by selected taxonomic group: primary producers (plants and algae), invertebrates and vertebrates. Species sorting follows recommendations from Tsiamis et al. (2021a). Microalgae and parasite/pathogen species are identified but excluded from the MSFD D2 assessments. Cryptogenic, questionable and range-expanding species are identified and also excluded from the MSFD D2 assessments. Native, partly native species are identified and excluded for the EU level MSFD D2 assessments but included in regional and sub-regional assessments for (sub)regions where they have not been identifies as native. Each species, the pathway(s) assigned to each species follows the EASIN method (also reported in Pergl et al. 2020).
Data sources
National inventories of non-indigenous species
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The MSFD requires that ‘The number of non-indigenous species which are newly introduced via human activity into the wild, per assessment period (6 years), is minimised and where possible reduced to zero’ (Descriptor 2). Records range from 1200 to 2020. Species are reported by MSFD region and sub-region by the year first detected/identified; and grouped by main taxonomic group (Vertebrate – VER; Invertebrate – INV; Primary producer (plants and algae) – PP). The main mode(s) or pathway(s) of introduction of each species is reported. Where more than one mode is suspected or documented, these are weighted so that the total number of pathways equal to 1. The ‘Status comment’ includes any additional information on the of non-indigenous status of the species. ‘Period’ refers to the detection year grouped by 6-year assessment cycles, as per the MSFD D2.
Abbreviations cover the mode/pathway of introduction, and follows the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD definitions (CBD, 2014):
| Abbreviation | Comment |
|---|---|
| REL | release in nature |
| TC | transport-contaminant |
| EC | escape from confinement |
| TS | transport-stowaway |
| TS-ballasts | transport-stowaway, ship/boat ballast water |
| TS-hull | transport-stowaway, ship/boat hull fouling |
| TS-other | transport-stowaway, other means of transport |
| COR | corridor |
| UNA | unaided |
| UNK | unknown |
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/marine-non-indigenous-species-in or scan the QR code.
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