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Early Warning and invasive species alert networks for Ireland

Early Warning and invasive species alert networks for Ireland. Colette O’ Flynn. Invasive Species Ireland Forum - 2011. April 20 th 2011,Ulster Museum, Belfast. www.europe-aliens.org. Trends in introductions. Known impacts recorded by DAISIE: 5% for plants

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Early Warning and invasive species alert networks for Ireland

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  1. Early Warning and invasive species alert networks for Ireland Colette O’ Flynn Invasive Species Ireland Forum - 2011 April 20th 2011,Ulster Museum, Belfast

  2. www.europe-aliens.org Trends in introductions Known impacts recorded by DAISIE: • 5% for plants • around 15% for invertebrates and marine taxa • high of 30% for vertebrates and freshwater species 10,961 alien species to some part of Europe DAISIE (2009). Handbook of alien species in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-1-4020-8279-5

  3. Ireland? www.nobanis.org

  4. www.europe-aliens.org 964 (NBG, 2010) 920 (Reynolds, 2000) Marine?

  5. What’s required? Horizon scanning, risk assessment, legislation, best practice Prevention Inventories, surveillance, monitoring, communication Early detection Early warning Rapid Action Containment & long-term control Where feasible € € €

  6. Early Warning System EW: A framework designed to respond to biological invasions through a coordinated system of surveillance and monitoring activities; diagnosis of invading species; circulation of information, including reporting to competent authorities. • Detection (surveillance and monitoring) • Diagnosis and data processing • Risk assessment (or quick screening) • Reporting to competent authorities and circulation of information Genovesi, P. et al (2010). Towards an early warning and information system for invasive alien species (IAS) threatening biodiversity in Europe. European Environment Agency Technical report. No. 5.

  7. Ireland 8 species alerts issued since 2008: 2008 • Chelydra serpentina (Common snapper) • Hemimysis anomala (Bloody red shrimp) 2009 • Trachemys scripta scripta (Yellow-bellied slider) • Muntiacus reevesi (Muntjac deer) • Sus scrofa (Wild boar) 2010 • Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam) • Tamias sibiricus (Siberian chipmunk) • Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin ladybird) (1st recorded in N. Irl 2006)

  8. Corbicula fluminea - Asian Clam Image is courtesy of Colette O’ Flynn • On Potential Invaders list • Surveyed on April 13th (P. Sweeney) • Concern raised on April 13th • Verification on April 15th (E. Moorkens) & Species Alert issued • Rapid Response assessment survey April 21 (IFI) • Control options and feasibility being reviewed (IFI)

  9. Corbicula fluminea - Asian Clam WFD coding, Q values etc. Image is courtesy of Colette O’ Flynn

  10. Some recent Species Alerts ? Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) • Aug 2010 • pet trade Possible future Species Alerts ??!! Coypu (Myocastor coypu) -wildlife park..stream Turkish crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) - food market Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - 2 var. Nov 2010 Nick Davies R. O’ Sullivan V. Murphy D. Walshe P. Read N. Marchant

  11. Horizon scanning EU IAS EWRR

  12. Moving to a formal Early Warning System Informal Formal • Ad hoc basis • No defined list of verification experts per taxon group • Few receive alert directly – rest dependant on website • No-one responsible • Yet it is working quite well! • Currently only for new species to Ireland • Formalised/timely reporting • Defined list of verification experts per taxon group • Network of contacts to receive early warning alert (automated) • Clarify responsibility & need • Maintainable in long-term? • What qualifies for a species alert?

  13. Moving to a formal Early Warning System What qualifies for a species alert? What? Where? When?

  14. How to move forward! *Early detection supported by regular surveillance/monitoring • with requirement for timely reporting and circulation of information e.g. EPA, Heritage Council, WFD, research. • Aquatic Invasions rewarding timely submission! • support ad hoc reporting • Automated system that detects different levels of alert criteria and issues alerts - to website and via RSS feeds *Build networks – ISI technical working groups, academia, local authorities, state bodies, NGO's, Local groups, individuals etc. Keep up-dated. * Fill knowledge gaps

  15. Expert Registry

  16. ISI expert registry www.invasivespeciesireland.com To help with: • verification – identity, presence • Quick scanning – additional species or impact info • receive alerts – need to know, further distribute alert • additional support where able Early Warning breakout session

  17. Thank You! http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie coflynn@biodiversityireland.ie

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