USEFUL LINKS
CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea
Alien information networks
International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization open to individuals and organizations involved in research, management and exchange of knowledge on invasive species.
EASIN is an initiative of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. It has been established upon the recognition of the increasing serious threat posed by Alien Species in Europe.
AquaNIS is an online information system on the aquatic Non-Indigenous Species (NIS), and species which might be considered as NIS, i.e. cryptogenic species. The system stores and disseminates information on NIS introduction histories, recipient regions, taxonomy, biological traits, impacts, and other relevant documented data.
The DAISIE - inventory of alien invasive species in Europe is a species checklist dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH). It contains information on 12,104 taxa (mostly species and mostly introduced) occurring in the wild in Europe since 1500.
Esenias is a data portal on invasive aliene species in East and South Europe, providing first findings, risk assessment and management information, regulation and scientific references.
ELNAIS is a dynamic online information platform aiming to collect and report spatial information on Aquatic Alien Species in Greek waters. Itcovers freshwater, marine and estuarine waters, including not only established aliens but also casual records and cryptogenic species.
NOBANIS is this portal but also an ongoing regional project. Some activities take place via the NOBANIS secretariat while others take place in each of the participating countries. We would like to invite you to contact us if you have questions to the project or to the contents you find on these pages.
The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation works with MEDPAN, the Network of Marine Protected Area Managers to achieve the network’s strategic objectives including those related to marine invasive species through the MedMIS platform
Ichthyology
FishBase is a global species database of fish species. It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database currently available on the web.
The Catalog of Fishes covers more than 53,000 species and subspecies, over 10,000 genera and subgenera, and includes in excess of 16,000 bibliographic references. Entries for species, for example, consist of species/subspecies name, genus, author, date, publication, pages, figures, type locality, location of type specimen(s), current status (with references), family/subfamily, and important publication, taxonomic, or nomenclatural notes.
Citizen science initiatives and georeferenced data
If you are a diver or a fisher, you can detect the arrival and expansion of exotic species and contribute to their monitoring. Take photos of fish you do not recognise or any invasive species described, and report their abundance, location and other simple but relevant aspects through the swawatchers.org platform.
A joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society. An online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature.
A global open-access data and information clearing-house on marine biodiversity for science, conservation and sustainable development
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
Facebook groups
Oddfish means strange fish. Unusual captures, that raise your curiosity are our focus. We are particularly attentive to the new tropical species that are reaching our shores.
Group dedicated to Mediterranean marine biodiversity. Sharing photos, exchanging views, identifying species, reporting "alien" and rare species.
Group dedicated to Mediterranean marine biodiversity. Sharing photos, exchanging views, identifying species, reporting "alien" and rare species.