Biofouling
; Commerce
; International trade
; Oceanography
; Risk assessment
; Water
; Atlantic Ocean
; Ballast water
; International community
; Invasive species
; Ne atlantic
; Non-native species
; Shipping traffic
; Southwestern Atlantic Ocean
; Ships
; animal
; Atlantic Ocean
; introduced species
; ship
; Animals
; Atlantic Ocean
; Introduced Species
; Ships
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
The spread of non-native species has been a subject of increasing concern since the 1980s when human-mediated transportation, mainly related to ships' ballast water, was recognized as a major vector for species transportation and spread, although records of non-native species go back as far as 16th Century. Ever increasing world trade and the resulting rise in shipping have highlighted the issue, demanding a response from the international community to the threat of non-native marine species. In the present study, we searched for available literature and databases on shipping and invasive species in the North-eastern (NE) and South-western (SW) Atlantic Ocean and assess the risk represented by the shipping trade between these two regions. There are reports of 44 species associated with high impacts for the NE Atlantic and 15 for the SW Atlantic, although this may be an underestimate. Vectors most cited are ballast water and biofouling for both regions while aquaculture has also been a very significant pathway of introduction and spread of invasive species in the NE Atlantic. Although the two regions have significant shipping traffic, no exchange of invasive species could be directly associated to the shipping between the two regions. However, it seems prudent to bring the exchange of ballast water between the two regions under control as soon as possible. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
School of Marine Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth & Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, United Kingdom; Directorate of Ports and Coasts, Navy of Brazil, Rua Teόfilo Otoni, 4 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil; PML Applications Ltd, Prospect Place, Plymouth, United Kingdom; Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, United Kingdom; Shimoda Marine Research Centre, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Recommended Citation:
Castro M.C.T.D.,Fileman T.W.,Hall-Spencer J.M.. Invasive species in the Northeastern and Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: A review[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,116(2018-01-02)