ICES WGITMO REPORT 2015 SCICOM STEERING GROUP ON ECOSYSTEM PRESSURES AND IMPACTS ICES CM 2015/SSGEPI:10 REF. ACOM, SCICOM Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) 18–20 March 2015 Bergen, Norway 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. 2015. Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO), 18–20 March 2015, Bergen, Norway. ICES CM 2015/SSGEPI:10. 195 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication, please apply to the Gen- eral Secretary. 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. © 2015 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES WGITMO REPORT 2015 | i Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 3 1 Opening of the meeting ................................................................................................ 5 2 Adoption of the agenda ................................................................................................ 5 3 WGITMO Terms of Reference .................................................................................... 5 4 Progress in relation to Terms of Reference ............................................................... 7 4.1 Term of Reference a) ............................................................................................. 7 4.1.1 Belgium ..................................................................................................... 8 4.1.2 Canada ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1.3 Denmark (by correspondence) ............................................................... 9 4.1.4 Estonia ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1.5 Finland ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1.6 France ........................................................................................................ 9 4.1.7 Germany .................................................................................................. 10 4.1.8 Greece (by correspondence) ................................................................. 10 4.1.9 Italy .......................................................................................................... 10 4.1.10 Lithuania ................................................................................................. 11 4.1.11 Norway .................................................................................................... 11 4.1.12 Poland ...................................................................................................... 11 4.1.13 Portugal ................................................................................................... 11 4.1.14 Spain (by correspondence) ................................................................... 12 4.1.15 Sweden .................................................................................................... 13 4.1.16 United Kingdom .................................................................................... 13 4.1.17 United States ........................................................................................... 14 4.2 Term of Reference b) .......................................................................................... 14 4.3 Term of Reference c) ........................................................................................... 16 4.4 Term of Reference d) .......................................................................................... 18 4.5 Term of Reference e) ........................................................................................... 19 4.6 Term of Reference f) ........................................................................................... 21 4.7 Term of Reference g) ........................................................................................... 26 4.8 Term of Reference h) .......................................................................................... 27 4.9 Term of Reference i) ............................................................................................ 30 4.10 Other discussion items and any other business ............................................. 31 4.10.1 Establishing cooperation between WGITMO and WGAQUA ............................................................................................... 31 4.10.2 ICES–CIESM cooperation ..................................................................... 32 4.10.3 Amending the national report format ................................................. 32 5 Closing of the meeting ................................................................................................ 32 Annex 1: List of participants............................................................................................... 33 ii | ICES WGITMO REPORT 2015 Annex 2: Agenda ................................................................................................................... 36 Annex 3: National reports ................................................................................................... 41 Belgium .................................................................................................................................. 41 Canada .................................................................................................................................... 44 Denmark ................................................................................................................................ 48 Estonia .................................................................................................................................... 53 Finland ................................................................................................................................... 63 France ...................................................................................................................................... 66 Germany................................................................................................................................. 75 Greece ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Italy ......................................................................................................................................... 88 Lithuania ................................................................................................................................ 99 Norway ................................................................................................................................. 101 Poland ................................................................................................................................... 104 Portugal ................................................................................................................................ 111 Spain ..................................................................................................................................... 117 Sweden ................................................................................................................................. 127 United Kingdom ................................................................................................................. 134 United States ....................................................................................................................... 142 Annex 4: Information on new invasions and range expansions of non- indigenous species as reported by Canada ........................................................... 149 Annex 5: Comments and edits to draft OSPAR JAMP Eutrophication Guidelines on phytoplankton species composition ........................................... 189 Annex 6: Draft Terms of Reference for 2016.................................................................. 193 Annex 7: Technical minutes from RGJAMP ................................................................. 195 ICES WGITMO REPORT 2015 | 3 Executive summary The 2015 meeting of the ICES Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) was held in Bergen, Norway on18–20 March with Anders Jelmert as host and Henn Ojaveer as chair. Fourteen countries participated in the meeting. At- tendants were from Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithua- nia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Greece, Ireland, Spain and Denmark contributed by correspondence. The meeting was also at- tended by the JRC representative. It was the 41th meeting of this expert group. The objectives of the meeting were to update information and discuss several aspects re- lated to the introductions and transfers of non-indigenous species. Data and information management was a key component of the meeting with a special focus on the applica- tionof the ‘Information