ICES WGITMO REPORT 2016 SCICOM STEERING GROUP ON ECOSYSTEM PRESSURES AND IMPACTS ICES CM 2016/SSGEPI:10 REF. ACOM, SCICOM Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) 16-18 March 2016 Olbia, Italy 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. 2016. Report of the Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO), 16–18 March 2016, Olbia, Italy. ICES CM 2016/SSGEPI:10. 201 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. © 2016 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES WGITMO REPORT 2016 | i Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 3 1 Opening of the meeting ................................................................................................ 4 2 Adoption of the agenda ................................................................................................ 4 3 WGITMO Terms of Reference .................................................................................... 4 4 Progress in relation to Terms of Reference ............................................................... 6 4.1 Term of Reference a) ............................................................................................. 6 4.1.1 Belgium ..................................................................................................... 6 4.1.2 Canada ....................................................................................................... 6 4.1.3 Denmark .................................................................................................... 6 4.1.4 Estonia ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1.5 Finland ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1.6 France ........................................................................................................ 7 4.1.7 Germany .................................................................................................... 8 4.1.8 Israel .......................................................................................................... 8 4.1.9 Italy ............................................................................................................ 9 4.1.10 Lithuania ................................................................................................... 9 4.1.11 Norway ...................................................................................................... 9 4.1.12 Poland ........................................................................................................ 9 4.1.13 Portugal ................................................................................................... 10 4.1.14 Russia ....................................................................................................... 10 4.1.15 Sweden .................................................................................................... 11 4.1.16 United Kingdom ..................................................................................... 11 4.1.17 United States ........................................................................................... 12 4.2 Term of Reference b) .......................................................................................... 16 4.3 Term of Reference c) ........................................................................................... 25 4.4 Term of Reference d) .......................................................................................... 30 4.5 Term of Reference e) ........................................................................................... 34 4.6 Term of Reference f) ........................................................................................... 35 4.7 Other discussion items and any other business ............................................. 41 4.7.1 Election of the chair ............................................................................... 41 4.7.2 Assessing biological invasions in European seas: biological traits of the most widespread non-indigenous species (by Alice Cardeccia) ..................................................................................... 41 4.7.3 Caulerpa cylindracea in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview (by Giulia Ceccherelli) ........................................................................... 41 4.7.4 Work in progress: North Sea overview (by Kathe Jensen) ............... 42 4.7.5 Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization (by Amelia Curd) .......................................................................................... 42 4.7.6 ICES–PICES cooperation....................................................................... 43 4.7.7 ICES request of further info on NIS..................................................... 44 ii | ICES WGITMO REPORT 2016 4.7.8 Timing of WGITMO meetings ............................................................. 45 5 Closing of the meeting ................................................................................................ 45 Annex 1: List of participants............................................................................................... 46 Annex 2: Meeting agenda ................................................................................................... 51 Annex 3: National reports ................................................................................................... 55 Belgium .................................................................................................................................. 55 Canada .................................................................................................................................... 56 Denmark ................................................................................................................................ 61 Estonia .................................................................................................................................... 65 Finland ................................................................................................................................... 75 France ...................................................................................................................................... 77 Germany................................................................................................................................. 85 Israel ....................................................................................................................................... 91 Italy ....................................................................................................................................... 103 Lithuania .............................................................................................................................. 114 Norway ................................................................................................................................. 116 Poland ................................................................................................................................... 125 Portugal ................................................................................................................................ 133 Russia ................................................................................................................................... 143 Sweden ................................................................................................................................. 152 United Kingdom ................................................................................................................. 156 United States ....................................................................................................................... 165 Annex 4: Information on new invasions and range expansions of non- indigenous species as reported by Denmark ....................................................... 174 Annex 5: Information on secies and population status for non-indigenous (NIS) and cryptogenic (CS) species for ICES ecoregions ................................... 176 Annex 6: WGITMO draft resolution for multi-annual ToRs 2017–2019 .................. 199 ICES WGITMO REPORT 2016 | 3 Executive summary The 42th meeting of the ICES Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) was held in Olbia, Italy, 16–18 March 2016, with Anna Occhipinti- Ambrogi as host and Henn Ojaveer as chairperson. Representatives from 19 countries participated in the meeting. Attendants were from Belgium, Canada, Dennark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Sweden contributed by cor- respondence. The objectives of the meeting