ICES WGITMO Report 2005 ICES Advisory Committee on Marine Management ICES CM 2005/ACME:05 Ref. E. Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) By Correspondence International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l’Exploration de la Mer H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46 DK-1553 Copenhagen V Denmark Telephone (+45) 33 38 67 00 Telefax (+45) 33 93 42 15 www.ices.dk [email protected] Recommended format for purposes of citation: ICES. 2005. Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organ­ isms (WGITMO), By Correspondence. ICES CM 2005/ACME:05. 173 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication, please apply to the General Secre­ tary. The document is a report of an Expert Group under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council. © 2005 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES WGITMO Report 2005 Contents 1 Opening of the Meeting and Introduction..................................................................................... 1 2 Terms of Reference, Adoption of Agenda, Selection of Rapporteur...........................................1 2.1 Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................... 1 2.2 Status of the terms of references ............................................................................................ 1 2.3 Selection of Rapporteur .........................................................................................................2 3 Dissemination of Relevant Material for Public Information.......................................................2 3.1 Conclusions ...........................................................................................................................2 3.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................2 4 Interaction with PICES................................................................................................................... 2 4.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 3 4.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................3 5 ICES Alien Species Alert Reports (ToR D) ..................................................................................3 5.1 Conclusions ...........................................................................................................................4 5.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................4 6 Report for Rapid Response and Control Options (ToR B)..........................................................4 6.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 5 6.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................6 7 Develop Risk Assessment Guidelines (ToR E ) ..............................................................................6 7.1 Accidental and intentional introductions...............................................................................6 7.2 Rapid response plans and control options ............................................................................. 6 7.3 Review the current Code of Practice in light of new initiatives on risk assessment, impact assessment protocols and developmental practices ................................ 6 7.4 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 7 7.5 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................7 8 Summary of National Reports 1984-2004 (ToR ......................................................................C) 7 8.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 7 8.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................8 9 Regional Ecosystem Study Group for the North Sea (REGNS) (ToR C)...................................8 9.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 9 9.2 Recoimnendations .................................................................................................................9 10 Information from National Reports (ToR .................................................................................a) 9 10.1 Summary and highlights of 2004 National Reports (ICES member countries, countries with observer and guest status) ...............................................................................9 10.2 New laws and regulations ....................................................................................................12 10.3 Live imports, live exports, planned introductions and deliberate releases .......................... 13 10.4 Accidental introductions ...................................................................................................... 16 10.5 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 18 10.6 Recoimnendations ............................................................................................................... 19 11 Recommendations to ICES Council 19 ICES WGITMO Report 2005 12 Planning of Next Year’s Meeting.................................................................................................19 13 Final Discussion and Adjournment..............................................................................................19 Annex 1: List of Participants in Discussions by Correspondence...................................................20 Annex 2: Terms of Reference.............................................................................................................22 Annex 3: National Reports (ICES Member Countries)...................................................................23 Annex 4: National Report for Guest Countries................................................................................76 Annex 5: Draft Species Alert Report Undaria pinnatifida..............................................................85 Annex 6: Non-indigenous species in the North Sea Region as input to REGNS..........................110 Annex 7: Selected impacting introduced species in the North Sea Region as input to REGNS........................................................................................................................................ 112 Annex 8: Summary of PICES XIIIth Annual Meeting, Session S5 Summary..............................169 Annex 9: Recommendations to the Council.....................................................................................172 ICES WGITMO Report 2005 1 Opening of the Meeting and Introduction In 2004/2005 the ICES Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) met by correspondence and with Stephan Gollasch (Gennany) as Chair. The fruitful discussions were predominantly carried out between October 2004 and April 2005. Representatives from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Gennany, Ire­ land, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States of Amer­ ica contributed to the discussions (Annex 1). National Reports were received from 10 coun­ tries (Annexes 3 and 4). The Chair forwarded the feedback from ICES on the progress made at last year’s meeting to the Group. The group notes with appreciation that the ICES Code of Practice for the Introduc­ tion and Transfer of Marine Organisms was translated into French and will shortly be printed. Also the Alien Species Alert report on the Red King Crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus will be printed in the ICES Cooperative Research Report series soon. The group noted also with ap­ preciation that the WGITMO handbook on invasion vectors, entitled "Vector Pathways and the Spread of Exotic Species in the Sea" was published as ICES Cooperative Research Report 271 in March 2005. 2 Terms of Reference, Adoption of Agenda, Selection of Rapporteur 2.1 Terms of Reference The tenns of reference (ToR) (Annex 2) were addressed by correspondence. This required preparation of statements and reports by discussion group members, and these are contained in the Annexes of this report. The Chair expressed his thanks to the WGITMO members for pre­ paring these contributions. 2.2 Status of the terms of references The status of the Tenns of Reference are as follows: ToR a) Synthesise and evaluate National Reports particularly focussing on Risk assessment approaches and treatment and management approaches. Status: Completed for 2004. ToR b) Advance the discussion with the aim to prepare a draft report for rapid response and control options (such as decision trees and regulations) by 2006. Status: To be continued intersessionally.