Non-indigenous species along the Israeli Mediterranean coast: tally, policy, outlook
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INVASIVE SPECIES III
Review Paper
Non-indigenous species along the Israeli Mediterranean coast: tally, policy, outlook Bella S. Galil
. Henk K. Mienis . Razy Hoffman . Menachem Goren
Received: 2 April 2020 / Revised: 14 August 2020 / Accepted: 21 September 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract Of the 452 multicellular non-indigenous species (NIS) recorded off the Israeli Mediterranean coast, nearly 90% are considered to have been introduced through the Suez Canal (Erythraean NIS). The Israeli shelf serves as an important way station and breeding ground for Erythraean NIS, with 260 and 91 species already recorded in the greater Levant Sea and Central Mediterranean, respectively. The positive relationship between time since first record and spread indicates that Erythraean NIS populations may not be at equilibrium and are likely to spread further. Thus, the greater NIS numbers Guest editors: Katya E. Kovalenko, Fernando M. Pelicice, Lee B. Kats, Jonne Kotta & Sidinei M. Thomaz / Aquatic Invasive Species III
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750020-04420-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. B. S. Galil (&) · H. K. Mienis · R. Hoffman · M. Goren The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, 6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel e-mail: [email protected] H. K. Mienis National Natural History Collections, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9190401 Jerusalem, Israel M. Goren School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 6997801 Tel Aviv, Israel
recorded in the past half century augur a sizable invasion debt. A review of the policy of the State of Israel concerning marine NIS, as reflected in recent official documents and regulations, reveals how these enhance their establishment, proliferation and spread in Israeli waters and in waters under the jurisdiction of other Mediterranean States. The continued role of the enlarged Suez Canal as corridor for invasion, and the increasing temperature of Mediterranean seawater, portend unceasing propagule pressure and likely rising establishment success of species not yet introduced. Recognition that factors driving the introduction and establishment of marine NIS are increasing, and the large-sized accrued invasion debt, impel us to urge the Contracting Parties to Barcelona Convention to undertake prevention and control measures to curb marine introductions into the Mediterranean Sea. Keywords Invasive non-indigenous species · Suez canal · Marine-protected area · Fisheries · Human health · Policy · Management
“…the only place on earth where two quite different zoological provinces have come into direct touch with one another …[the Suez Canal] connects two oceans having each a very
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different fauna from the other, which throws up a number of new problems: Does an exchange of fauna take place between the two oceans by means of this canal? Do the i
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