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Italian project on the

IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN ITALIAN SEAS OF NON INDIGENOUS SPECIES:

an example for freshwater

Biological invasion in inland water

ICRAM

Andaloro F., Passarelli F.M., e Castriota L.

Mediterranean Sea

1998

A.L.I.E.N.A.L.I.E.N.Atlantic and lesspsian immigration environment noisines

1995

TROPICALISATONClimate change and fish biodiversity modification

The way to the project

LESSEPSIAN MIGRATION

Siganusrivulatus

Upeneuspori

Abudefdufvaigiensis

Stephanolepisdiaspros

Fistulariacommersoni

Sphoeroidescutaneus

Seriola carpenteri Seriola rivoliana

Seriola fasciata

Seriola dumerilii

ATLANTIC SPECIES MIGRATION

Beryx splendensEpinephelus aeneusLobotes surinamensisSparisoma cretensePomatomus saltatrixCaranx crysosCaranx hypposCaranx rhonchusThalassoma pavoTylosurus acus imperialisSchedophilus ovalisSchedophilus medusophargus

Sparisoma cretenseCaranx hypposBeryx splendens Thalassoma pavo

MERIDIONALISATION

PROJECT GENESISThe project IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN ITALIAN SEAS OF NON INDIGENOUS SPECIES was launched on 2002 by ICRAM (Central Institute of Marine Research) and funded by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. Such effort is especially focused on supporting the adoption of the new Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Sea of the Article 13 ASPIM of Barcelona Convention, that requires, inter alia, the regulation of the introduction of non-indigenous or genetically modified species.

GOALS• To define the present state of knowledge of NIS

immigration in Italian seas

• The realisation of an on-line databank to allow anexchange of information among the experts in Italyas well as in the Mediterranean.

• The elaboration of recommandations on NIS voluntary and involuntary introductions.

• Definition of criteria for evaluating the damagescaused by the introdution of NIS

• 30 experts in taxonomy coming from ICRAM, Italian Universities, CNR, ARPA, Stazione Zoologica di Napoli, LBM.

• 4 experts in aquariology and aquaculture

• 2 genetists

• 12 young researches

• 2 GIS experts

• a steering commette

THE PARTICIPANTS

1. identification sheets of the 552 mediterranean NIS species and 173 NIS species recorded in Italian seasbelonging to 8 taxonomic groups;

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Molluscs)

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Polychaetes)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Cnidarians)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Macroalgae and Angiosperms )

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Crustaceans)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Ascidians)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Bryozoans)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

1 Atlas of alien species recorded in mediterranean sea(Fish)

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

Atlante NIS

Species data

More data

Atlante NIS

Pictures

Atlante NIS

10Tunicata16Briozoa25Cnidaria58Polychaeta60Crustacea decapoda

104Pisces129vegetalia150Mollusca

21 %Unknown

1 %.others

8 %mariculture

9 %Atlantic migration

16 %shipping

44 %Lessepsianmigration

Summary table of NIS data

2. Online GIS-based data-bank on abundance and distribution of Italian NIS belonging to 8 representative taxa: GIS of fish taxa

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

Seriola fasciata

3. Training of 12 young researcher on taxonomy of marine NIS

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

Tissue bank of NIS species, to support genetic research as well as the study on cryptic species, hybridisation risk and founder effect has been created in two separated laboratories :

Padova University

Biodiversity ICRAM laboratory of Milazzo

48 species tissues samples were actually collected

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

5. Technical reports on exotic species imported in Italy as potential sources of voluntary introduction of alien species

• checklist of allochtonous species, hybrids and GMOsused in aquariology and aquaculture

•atlas of 150 marine fish species introduced in aquaculture and aquariology

•List of species introduced for other uses i.e. fishingbaits

• critical review of the international literature, particularly on HAB microalgae, resting spores and cysts;

• identification of the Italian harbours at major risk of invasion, (analysis of commercial ships’ routes and traffic and of the volume of ballast waters exchanged);

• ballast water samples collected and analysed for the ports of Trieste and Naples; IMO forms compiled on a voluntary basis

•establishment of sampling protocols for tank waters and sediments.

6. Prevention and mitigation instruments against the impact deriving from ballast waters release

RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN ITALIAN SEAS OF NON INDIGENOUS SPECIES

E.T.I

RAC SPA

G.T.I

ERNAIS

7. Establishment of a network with internationalorganisations

AIMS OF THE PROJECT

SIBM

CIESM

CGPM

ICES

THIS PROJECT ENDED IN SEPTEMBER 2004 AND THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY FOR NEXT YEARS. ALL THE INFORMATIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE ON-LINE IN NEXT MONTHS.